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Rachel Ferguson
2
Winner LETU LETU-W (10-4-1 (6-3 ASC))
0
Belhaven BUWSOC (2-13-1 (1-9 ASC))
Winner
LETU LETU-W
(10-4-1 (6-3 ASC))
2
Final
0
Belhaven BUWSOC
(2-13-1 (1-9 ASC))
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
LETU LETU-W 1 1 2
Belhaven BUWSOC 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Contact: Matt Kinney, Sports Information Director, mattkinney@letu.edu

Women's Soccer Matches Single-Season Win Mark With 2-0 Victory

JACKSON, Miss. – Wasting very little time to jump out to an early 1-0 lead, the LeTourneau University women's soccer team earned a 2-0 road victory over Belhaven University at the Belhaven Bowl in Jackson, Mississippi on Saturday, October 20th.
 
Hitting the double-digit win mark for the first time since 2006 and the second time in school-history, LETU has matched a single-season school record with its 10th win to improve to 10-4-1 overall and 6-3-0 in the American Southwest Conference. The Blazers are now 2-13-1 overall and 1-9 in the ASC heading into the final week of the season.
 
How It Happened:
  • Scoring one of their quickest goals of the year, the YellowJackets would take a 1-0 lead just 3:27 into the game as freshman Reagan Sandford would send a pass into Keely Hayden who would find the back of the net
  • Following the early goal, little action would take place for the next 10 minutes until Madison Urbana would let off a shot that would force a save from the Belhaven keeper as the Blazers would be held without a shot until the 20th minute of the game.
  • The rest of the first half would play out in similar fashion as LeTourneau would outshoot Belhaven 5-3 in the opening 45 minutes and turn away the only shot that would manage to be put on goal by the Blazers.
  • Grabbing possession to open the second half, LETU would look to add to their lead mere moments into the second period as the YellowJackets would fire off a pair of shots in the opening 71 seconds but see Belhaven manage to stay within one as a shot on goal by Hayden would be turned away.
  • Earning a corner kick at the 67:28 mark, LETU would have Sandford send a kick in that would find Kelli Sonnier who would manage to get just enough on it to redirect the pass past Belhaven's Noelle Hill and put LeTourneau up 2-0.
  • Back-and-forth action would be seen in the 73rd and 74th minutes as the Blazers would put up a pair of shots 42 seconds apart that would force saves from Mackenzie Wilbanks before seeing LETU go on the counterattack and put up two shots of their own that would force saves from Belhaven.
  • The YellowJackets would be unable to break through the BU defense and find a third goal, but withstand a final push from Belhaven that saw three shots in the final 3:20 of the match to hold on for their second straight shutout.
Key Stats:
  • Putting 11 of their 14 shots on goal, LeTourneau would hold a 14-10 advantage in shots in the match and earn all three corner kicks that would be taken in the match.
  • With two assists on the night, Sandford now has a team-best 25 points on the year while leading the YellowJackets in both goals and assists.
  • Five different players for LETU would put up multiple shots in the game, led by a game-high three from Hayden.
What's Next?
LeTourneau will play their final two matches of the regular-season at home, beginning on Thursday, October 25th at 5 p.m. against Howard Payne University. LETU has clinched a fourth-consecutive appearance in the American Southwest Conference Tournament, and will have a chance to add to their potentially record-breaking season against the YellowJackets.
 
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