Box Score CLEVELAND, Ga. – Three second half goals gave No. 8 Truett McConnell women's soccer (10-1-1, 7-0 AAC) a dominating 4-0 win over Brenau (4-1-4, 3-1-2 AAC) Wednesday night.
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Joanna Funes added her fifth and sixth season goal in the contest, posting scores in the 41
st and 54
th minute, respectively.
Ariana Mandelka and Mia Schöflinger also produced on the scoring sheet for the Lady Bears, with the latter collecting her first career goal.
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TMU out-shot the Tigers 25-2 on the night while having more corner kick opportunities and committing less fouls. There were no cards issued to either side in the game.
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The first shot of the game didn't come until the ninth minute with
Isabella Hodson sailing a ball over the crossbar.
Grace Montgomery and
Eva Mordick put forward opportunities in the 12
th and 13
th minute, but both were stopped by goaltender Zyara Gonzalez-Galeano, who recorded nine saves on the night.
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Funes produced her second shot of the game in the 21
st minute, but the attempt was blocked. On the counterattack, the Tigers had their first shot of the game, which was stopped by
Leire Rodriguez Najera, her first and only save of the evening.
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With a feed from Hodson, Funes buried a shot into the net for her fifth goal of the season at 40:07, making it 1-0 Truett, which carried into the break.
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Funes again scored in the opening stages of the second half, this time being assisted by
Peyton Brooks. Less than a minute later, Mandelka lined a shot from the left side past the keeper, resulting in a 3-0 lead for the Lady Bears. The home team kept up the pressure with seven shots up to the 80
th minute, none of which found the net.
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At 81:11, with the help of Montgomery, Schörflinger converted on her shot attempt, marking her first goal as a Lady Bear. Three combined shots were all the action the rest of the way as TMU secured a 7-0 start in conference play.
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The Lady Bears are back this weekend on the road with a 1 p.m. start time at Pikeville on Saturday, Oct. 10.
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