Posted: Nov 11, 2012
Frostburg State Loses At Lynchburg, 1-0, In Opening Round Of NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament
Despite a tough defensive effort by the
Frostburg women's soccer team, the Bobcats fell to Lynchburg 1-0 in
the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The two teams battled and ended the first half knotted. The Bobcats had two attempts by junior forward Adria Graham and junior midfielder Courtney Mack that couldn't connect with the goal.
The Hornets' offensive started the game off strong. In the 23rd minute of the game Lynchburg senior forward Kristen Melchiori took a strong shot off a corner kick but was denied by sophomore goalkeeper Katie Smith. Smith grabbed four saves in the first half off of Lynchburg's 11 attempts.
The Bobcats defense remained solid warding off seven shot attempts right out of halftime. It wasn't until 67:38 when junior midfielder Jenn Snyder found sophomore forward Dessi Dupuy on a breakaway to skid past the Frostburg keeper to score the only goal of the contest.
Frostburg had three shot attempts to tie it back up but fell short. A minute after Lynchburg went up 1-0, FSU freshman Kelsey Wentworth attempted to score but was denied by Hornet goalie Audrey Moore.
Sophomore forward Stephanie Fazenbaker and freshman midfielder Brooke Longo had the other two attempts but both ended up wide. Coach Brian Parker commented, “We threw everything we could at them in the final few minutes and really went down fighting and that's a credit to the leaders on our team. They were all leaders tonight and should be proud of the season we had.”
Smith ended the game with an impressive six saves despite the Hornets' 23 attempts.
FSU caps the year with a 14-4-2 overall record. Coach Parker concluded, “Lynchburg is a terrific team with some of the best players we've seen all year, but I could not be more proud of our players. We defended very well and had a few good spells of momentum and could have gotten a result.”
The two teams battled and ended the first half knotted. The Bobcats had two attempts by junior forward Adria Graham and junior midfielder Courtney Mack that couldn't connect with the goal.
The Hornets' offensive started the game off strong. In the 23rd minute of the game Lynchburg senior forward Kristen Melchiori took a strong shot off a corner kick but was denied by sophomore goalkeeper Katie Smith. Smith grabbed four saves in the first half off of Lynchburg's 11 attempts.
The Bobcats defense remained solid warding off seven shot attempts right out of halftime. It wasn't until 67:38 when junior midfielder Jenn Snyder found sophomore forward Dessi Dupuy on a breakaway to skid past the Frostburg keeper to score the only goal of the contest.
Frostburg had three shot attempts to tie it back up but fell short. A minute after Lynchburg went up 1-0, FSU freshman Kelsey Wentworth attempted to score but was denied by Hornet goalie Audrey Moore.
Sophomore forward Stephanie Fazenbaker and freshman midfielder Brooke Longo had the other two attempts but both ended up wide. Coach Brian Parker commented, “We threw everything we could at them in the final few minutes and really went down fighting and that's a credit to the leaders on our team. They were all leaders tonight and should be proud of the season we had.”
Smith ended the game with an impressive six saves despite the Hornets' 23 attempts.
FSU caps the year with a 14-4-2 overall record. Coach Parker concluded, “Lynchburg is a terrific team with some of the best players we've seen all year, but I could not be more proud of our players. We defended very well and had a few good spells of momentum and could have gotten a result.”