Women’s Soccer and The Citadel Play to Scoreless Draw
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's soccer team and The Citadel Bulldogs played to a 0-0 draw on Thursday afternoon in a very defensive battle on the Parade Deck in The Southern Conference (SoCon) play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UNCG held possession most of the first half and had a slight edge in shots, 3-2. Claire Esse had a chance inside the six-yard box, but the Bulldogs' Zoe Santos turned away the shot in the 40th minute. It was the Spartans' best chance in the opening half.
In the 74th minute, Lydia Hindt lofted a pass from the left side of the field to Taylor Mentzer, who drove the ball with her head wide of the left post for one of the Spartans' four shots in the second half. On one of the Spartans' five corner kicks in the game, Avery Barr headed the ball on target, but Santos was there to keep the game scoreless in the 86th minute.
BY THE NUMBERS
- UNCG held the advantage in shots, 7-3.
- The Bulldogs had three saves, while the Spartans had two.
- The Spartans had five corner kicks to the Bulldogs' one.
RECORDS
UNCG: 4-6-5, 3-1-3 SoCon
The Citadel: 4-8-3, 0-6-1 SoCon
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