CLINTON, SC - Presbyterian College women's soccer team found the back of the net in abundance today as they defeated Newberry College 9-0 in SAC action.
PC wasted little time getting the goal scoring started as sophomore midfielder Jessi Adair (Decatur, GA) scored at the 8:30 mark off an assist from teammate senior defender Courtney Swanson (Tega Cay, SC). Two and half minutes later freshman midfielder Anne Gilmore (Athens, GA) scored off her own rebounded shot to put PC ahead 2-0. Adair picked up her second goal of the half at the 17:55 mark off a blast from the center of the box.
Senior defender Camille Andrews (Mobile, AL) got into the scoring action at the 38:32 mark as she found the top left corner of the goal out of the reach of Newberry's freshman goalkeeper Jill Ivey (Charleston, SC). Ivey tallied seven saves on the day while allowing nine goals.
The Blue Hose added another goal before the half as sophomore forward Jeanne Blackburn (Lexington, SC) scored at the 41:36 mark off an assist from senior forward Bethany Cole (Johnson City, TN). The half ended with PC up 5-0 and dominated the shots on goal at 23-0.
The second half saw PC waste little time to return to scoring goals as Cole scored off an assist from sophomore forward Ashley Leipelt (Anderson, SC) at the 46:25 mark. Andrews added her second goal of the day at the 48:58 mark to push the lead to 7-0. Newberry added to the problems as they scored own goal to give PC a 8-0 lead. Freshman defender Meredith Schmidt (Decatur, GA) ended the scoring barrage with a goal at the 65th minute.
On the day, PC outshot the Indians 28-0 while Blue Hose freshman goalkeeper Aimee Tatom (Irving, TX) picked up the shutout.
PC improves to 8-4-1 overall and 4-1-1 in the SAC while Newberry falls to 1-16 overall and 0-6 in league play.
The Blue Hose return to action this Friday afternoon as they host the Indians of Catawba College at 4:00 pm. Newberry travels to Jefferson City, TN on Saturday to face the Eagles of Carson-Newman College at 11:00 AM.
