Mentzer & Oka Lift Women’s Soccer Past The Citadel, 3-0
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's soccer team claimed a 3-0 victory over The Citadel on Tuesday night at the UNCG Soccer Stadium in a first round match of The Southern Conference (SoCon) Tournament.
This was UNCG's sixth shutout of the season. The Spartans were seeded seventh and the Bulldogs were seeded 10th in the SoCon Tournament.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UNCG saw the first shot of the game in the fourth minute of action from Nicole Hutchinson and the Spartans never looked back. In the 21st minute, Bailey Gourdine had an initial shot on goal that the Bulldogs' goalkeeper stopped, and Taylor Mentzer cut around the rebound and found the back of the net for a 1-0 lead at 20:50. The Spartans went into the half with a 9-0 advantage in shots.
— UNCG Women's Soccer (@UNCGWSoccer) October 29, 2024
At 47:56, UNCG was called for a foul inside the box. The Citadel's Elisa Fuentes set up for the penalty kick and sent it left of the post keeping the Spartans on top, 1-0. The Spartans went up 2-0 at 64:28 when Mentzer had her first shot blocked and then used her left foot to put away the rebound. UNCG continued adding to its shot total and at 72:09, Azumi Oka tallied her second goal of the season. Bryanna Parkes entered the 18-yard box and lofted a cross to Oka, who volleyed it to the back of the net giving the Spartans the 3-0 victory.
— UNCG Women's Soccer (@UNCGWSoccer) October 29, 2024
— UNCG Women's Soccer (@UNCGWSoccer) October 29, 2024
BY THE NUMBERS
- UNCG held the advantage in shots, 20-5.
- The Spartans also went 7-0 in shots on goal.
- The Citadel had four saves.
- UNCG had the edge in corner kicks, 4-1.
- Mentzer scored two goals, bringing her season total to five and her career total to 10.
- Oka tallied her second-career goal.
- Gourdine registered her second assist of the season and fourth of her career.
- Parkes recorded her first-collegiate assist.
RECORDS
UNCG: 5-8-5, 3-3-3 SoCon
The Citadel: 4-11-3, 0-8-1 SoCon
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UNCG will travel back to Birmingham, Alabama, to face the second-seeded Samford Bulldogs on Friday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT at Shauna Yelton Field in a SoCon Quarterfinal matchup.
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