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Women's
Soccer Drops SEC Contest to Kentucky, 2-1 9/28/02
 LEXINGTON,
Ky. - The Vanderbilt women's soccer team fell in its SEC opener
to Kentucky 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Kentucky Soccer
Complex. With the loss, the Commodores fall to 2-5 overall
and 0-1 in the SEC, while the Wildcats up their record to
5-3 overall and 1-0 in the SEC.
With
the win, Kentucky closes the all-time gap between the two
teams to 10-7. Along with that, the Wildcats have now won
four straight games against the Commodores.
Kentucky
got things going in the final minute of the first half when
midfielder Elizabeth Ramsey lofted a shot over Vanderbilt
goalkeeper Esther Thompson's head. The goal was scored off
of an initial one-two passing sequence from midfielders Danielle
Slupski and Christal Mattingly.
The
Wildcats carried the momentum over from their late first half
goal into the second half, as it didn't take long for them
to strike again. This time forward Lauren Russell was on the
receiving end of a one-two passing sequence from Ramsey and
Mattingly.
Despite being down 2-0, Vanderbilt head coach Ronnie Hill's
squad continued to battle. The Commodores determination paid
off as in the 61st minute, midfielder Katharine Carroll scored
on a header following a pass from midfielder Molly Wilson.
With
the lead now 2-1, that would be the closest Vanderbilt would
get as Kentucky held on for the win. The Commodores finished
the game outshooting the Wildcats 14-9. One of the most lopsided
statistics of the game was Vanderbilt having nine corner kicks
to Kentucky's zero.
After one month away from the friendly confines of the Vanderbilt
Soccer Complex, the women's soccer team returns home to take
on SEC power Florida at 6 p.m. Friday, October 4. The women's
game will kick off a double-header of action that night, as
the men's team will play Bradley immediately following the
women's game.
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1 |
2 |
F |
| Kentucky
(5-3, 1-0 SEC) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Vanderbilt (2-5, 0-1 SEC) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Scoring
UK: Elizabeth Ramsey (Danielle Slupski, Christal
Mattingly) - 44:00
UK: Lauren Russell (Ramsey, Mattingly) - 45:53
VU: Katharine Carroll (Molly Wilson) - 60:50
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VU
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Kentucky
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| Shots |
14 |
9 |
| Corner
Kicks |
9 |
0 |
| Fouls |
11 |
6 |
| Offsides |
5 |
2 |
| Saves |
8 |
5 |
| Cards |
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