Summerell’s brace paces #2 Women’s Soccer to 12th straight win

Jefferson City, Tenn. —- The 2nd-ranked Catawba College women's soccer team improved to 12-0 on the year on Saturday night, defeating South Atlantic Conference foe Carson-Newman on the road, 4-1 behind a brace from redshirt junior forward Helen Summerell.

TEAM STATS

- Catawba out-shot Carson-Newman 16-7

- The Catawba Indians held a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal

- C-N had two of three corner kicks on the night

- Catawba received the lone yellow card of the match

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Summerell led the way with a pair of goals

- Sydney Jimmo reclaimed the national goal lead with another score and assist

- Bree Ehmer also netted a goal and dished out an assist

- Morgan Delair and Callie Hammond also tallied shots on target

- Ashley Hughes made a pair of saves in the winning result

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

- Selina Jud struck first for C-N as the Eagles took a 1-0 lead in just the fourth minute

- Summerell answered with a 13th-minute score off a Jimmo assist

- After Summerell's second try for a goal hit the post, Jimmo recorded her second game-winner of the week in the 20th minute

- Ehmer added to Catawba's first-half scoring tally with a goal in the 37th minute

- Delair's shot on goal in the closing seconds of the half was saved by the C-N keeper

SECOND HALF

- Hammond's try for goal was saved by the Eagles in the 49th minute

- Summerell's shot was saved, but she followed up on the rebound for her second goal of the night in the 72nd minute

- Hughes made saves on both C-N shots on goal the rest of the way

UP NEXT

- Catawba returns to SAC play on Wednesday, traveling to Limestone for a 5 p.m. start against the Saints