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Women’s
Soccer Defeats UAB 4-2 For First Win Of 2002 9/5/02
 BIRMINGHAM,
Ala. - The Vanderbilt women’s soccer team kicked off
a gruelling six-game roadtrip with a convincing 4-2 victory
over Alabama-Birmingham Thursday evening at West Campus Field.
With the win, the Commodores (1-1) pick up their first win
of 2002, while the Blazers fall to 1-1-1. With the win, Vanderbilt
is now 7-0 all-time against UAB.
The Commodores jumped out on the Blazers early, as midfielder
Michelle Bruntlett got things going less than 12 minutes into
the game. The junior knocked in a rebound after midfielder
Jennifer Lewis’ shot bounced off the crossbar. In the
29th minute, midfielder Katharine Carroll made the most of
a UAB foul, as she scored off a direct kick from 35 yards
out. Vanderbilt went into the locker room with a 3-0 lead
after forward Jen Talavera picked up a loose ball inside the
UAB box and slid it by UAB goalkeeper Lisa Nowoslawski.
Despite trailing 3-0 heading into the second half, the Blazers
did not give up. In the 63rd minute, UAB got on the board
when Jennifer Calalang received a cross from Jana Brauer and
slid the ball past Vanderbilt goalkeeper Lauren Whitt. UAB
kept the pressure on Vanderbilt, and in the 72nd minute UAB
struck again. This time Brauer got into the scoring category,
as she scored off a corner kick from Briana McCarty.
With the lead cut to one, the Commodores got an insurance
goal in the 88th minute when Bruntlett picked up her second
goal of the night. This time, she got by Nowoslawski when
she came out and tried to challenge for the ball.
The Commodores outshot the Blazers 23-14 for the game, and
also had three more corner kicks than their opponent (8-5).
Whitt and junior Esther Thompson combined to pick up the win
for Vanderbilt. Thompson held the Blazers scoreless in the
first, while Whitt sealed the deal with her second-half play.
Vanderbilt will return to action at 5:30 p.m. Friday, September
13, when it takes on the University of Southern California
in the opening game of the Wake Forest Invitational.
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1 |
2 |
F |
| Alabama-Birmingham
(1-1-1) |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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Vanderbilt (1-1) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
Scoring
VU: Michelle Bruntlett (Jennifer Lewis) - 11:22
VU: Katharine Carroll (Unassisted) - 28:38
VU: Jen Talavera (Unassisted) - 41:36
UAB: Jennifer Calalang (Jana Brauer) - 62:45
UAB: Brauer (Briana McCarty) - 71:35
VU: Bruntlett (Unassisted) - 87:09
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VU
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Opp
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| Shots |
23 |
14 |
| Corner
Kicks |
8 |
5 |
| Fouls |
17 |
11 |
| Offsides |
2 |
2 |
| Saves |
4 |
6 |
| Cards |
1 |
1 |
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