CLINTON, S.C. - The Catawba College Lady Indians had goals by three different players as they defeated Presbyterian College 3-1 and win a share of the South Atlantic Conference women's soccer title. The Lady Indians improve to 11-2-1 overall and 5-1-1 in the SAC while the Blue Hose drop to 11-3-1 overall and 4-2-1 in the SAC.
The Lady Indians got things going quickly in the match as junior forward Jamie Fink (Woodbridge, VA) broke through the Blue Hose defense, raced toward the goal, and fired a shot into the net past PC junior goalkeeper Aimee Tatom (Irving, TX) to give Catawba a 1-0 lead in the first minute of the match. Three minutes later freshman forward Kyley Thompson (Hagerstown, MD) took a pass from senior midfielder Charlsie Downing (Bloomington, IL) and raced pass the PC defense and netted the ball to bring the Lady Indians lead to two goals.
The Blue Hose got to within a goal late in the first half when senior midfielder Jessi Adair (Decatur, GA) blasted a ball into the goal on a penalty kick. The Blue Hose out shot the Lady Indians 9-5 and led in corner kicks 4-3, but throughout the night senior goalkeeper Kim Clayton (Haw River, NC) made stops when she had to and finished the evening with three saves.
Catawba put an exclamation point on the match in the 54th minute when freshman forward Maran Bock (Avondale, AZ) sliced through the PC defense and put a shot in to give the Lady Indians the two goal lead.
The Blue Hose have two more matches before the SAC Tournament begins on November 5. They play their final home match and recognize the senior class of 2003 this Tuesday against Belmont Abbey at 7:00 and will have their last match of the regular season on October 31 away against Converse College at 4:00. Catawba will play King and Pfieffer University at home October 29 and 31 as they gear up for the SAC Tournament.
