#3 Women’s Soccer moves to 4-0 in the SAC behind strong first half

Hartsville, S.C. —- The third-ranked Catawba College women's soccer team scored three times in the opening 45 minutes and cruised the rest of the way to a road win at Coker, improving to a perfect 4-0 in South Atlantic Conference play Wednesday afternoon.

TEAM STATS

- Catawba out-shot Coker 16-1

- The Catawba Indians held the advantage in shots on goal 9-0

- Catawba recorded six of seven corner kicks in the game

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Bree Ehmer netted the game-winner 

- Zoey Conrad scored and added a game-high four shots on goal

- Kylie Morin also found the back of the net

- Helen Summerell, Hannah Dunn and Madison Henry dished out assists

- Ashley Hughes and Allison Fredrick combined for the shutout

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

- Coker earned the first corner kick of the match in the seventh minute

- Ehmer netted her fifth goal of the year in the 13th minute off the Summerell assist

- Dunn put a shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the shot was saved

- Morin scored off a Dunn assist across the box, as Catawba doubled their lead in the 33rd minute

- Conrad scored just minutes before the half to take a 3-0 lead into the halftime break

SECOND HALF

- Catawba earned two corner kicks early, but could not cash in

- The Catawba Indians got three shots on goal in the second half as they protected their lead

- The nation's third-ranked team kept its opponent from putting a shot on goal for the third time this season en route to their eight straight victory to start the season

UP NEXT

- Catawba is back on the road Saturday, traveling to Mars Hill for a 1 p.m. start