SPARTANBURG, S.C. – No. 11 Truett McConnell women's soccer (15-1-1, 12-0 AAC) collected its 15
th win of the season and 12
th win in Appalachian Athletic Conference play with a 2-0 win over Spartanburg Methodist College (10-4-3, 8-3-1 AAC) Saturday afternoon.
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Grace Montgomery and
Anabella Moron both collected goals for the Lady Bears in the match, the first of the season for the former and the fourth of the season for the latter.
Isabelle Allen produced her seventh point of the week with an assist on Moron's goal.
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TMU collected 15 shots with eight on target while the Pioneers pushed forward two shots with one aimed at the net. Truett had more corner kick opportunities (3-2) while SMC committed more fouls with five compared to two. Laura Giraldo committed the lone yellow card in the 81
st minute.
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In the sixth minute, the home team produced the game's first shot on goal, an attempt which was stopped by goalie
Noa del Rio.
Salome Deneubourg tried to break the scoreless tie early with a shot on target, but the ball was stopped by the keeper. After two offside violations for the Lady Bears,
Isabella Hodson powered a shot which was again stopped by Ava Wilson of the Pioneers.
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Late in the first half, Truett had two corner kicks and three shots on goal, but the score remained even until Montgomery struck in the 43
rd minute for the unassisted goal. No shots occurred for the rest of the half as TMU held the 1-0 lead at the break.
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Both teams combined for just three total shots in the first 24 minutes of the second half to keep SMC within striking distance. With a feed by Allen, Moron made her opportunity count for her fourth goal of the season, putting the Lady Bears in prime position with a 2-0 score. Spartanburg was held shotless the rest of the way as Truett secured the win.
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The Lady Bears will await their first-round opponent, which will be revealed at the end of the day. The tournament runs through Cleveland as the team has home-field advantage throughout the bracket.
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