Jefferson City, Tenn. -- The No. 11 Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Soccer Team shutout Carson-Newman 3-0 on the road and remained unbeaten on the season at 9-0. This marks Carson-Newman's first loss at home to a SAC opponent since Oct. 3, 2018 against Tusculum.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Carson-Newman 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (9-0, 4-0 SAC), Carson-Newman (5-3, 3-1 SAC)
Location: Harvey Stadium | Jefferson City, Tenn.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Abigael McGarel opened up the scoring in the 18th minute, scoring off a penalty kick for her seventh tally of the year.
- Aqsa Mushtaq then dribbled and beat three Carson-Newman defenders and finished inside the box in the 33rd minute to put the Bears up 2-0.
- Hannah Van Eerden then closed the game with her sixth goal of the season, launching one in from 12 yards out in the 45th minute.
- The Bears and Eagles were even in corners at 3-3.
- Charlotte Warner collected her sixth clean sheet of the season.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Lenoir-Rhyne came into the week ranked No. 11 in the nation and No. 2 in the region.
- The Bears are outshooting their opponents 201 (105 SOG) - 67 (19 SOG).
- The Bears are now 2-0 on the road.
- The Bears currently have the third longest active winning streak in the country across all divisions at nine games straight.
The Bears will be back in action at Lincoln Memorial on Oct. 5th at 1 p.m.