Soccer earns tie with Lander after Tampa loss

The GCSU soccer team had two road games over the past week, with end results of a loss and a tie.

On Sunday, the Bobcats’ three game winning streak came to an end when they were shut down by the University of Tampa.

The Bobcats defeat to the Spartans came in Savannah at Armstrong Atlantic State University’s AT&T Field.

The only goal of the game was scored 14 minutes into the first half when Tampa earned a corner kick. Megan Torbin took the corner, which was retrieved by teammate Samantha Kay who kicked it into the Bobcats’ net for 1-0 lead.

“Our energy level in the first half could have been a lot higher,” senior midfielder/defender Daria Owen said. “We had a lot of opportunities and it is disappointing that we lost.”

Even though the Bobcats battled hard for the remainder of the game, they were unable to find the back of the Spartans’ net and Tampa held on for a shutout victory.

“They knew what they wanted to do and they knew what they had to do to win,” defender/midfielder Becky Knoll said. “They capitalized on their chance, we made a mistake and they put it away.”

In the GCSU defense, senior goalkeeper Mary Rob Plunkett was able to stop four shots from entering the Bobcat net and allowed just the one lone goal.

GCSU was back in action this past Wednesday at Lander University, and fought to a tie with the Bearcats.

Both teams started off the first half playing hard with numerous scoring attempts, but neither squad was able to put a shot into the net.

At the start of the second half, both teams continued to play aggressively. Even though the Bobcats were able to outnumber Lander in shots taken, they were unable to score and the game went into overtime.

After two intense 10-minute overtime periods, the game ended a scoreless draw.

GCSU out-shot the Bearcats 15-12 in the game. The Bobcats also had twice as many shots on goal as Lander, 6-3.

Senior forward Jamie Nevin led GCSU with four shots. Following Nevin in shots taken was senior defender Kara Teresi, with a total of three taken. Both Nevin and Teresi had two shots on goal.

For the Bobcat defense, senior goalkeeper Mary Rob Plunkett stopped three shots from entering the net.

The Bobcats play at home this Saturday when they face North Georgia College & State University at 4 p.m.

“I think we’ve made progress over the last two weeks, but we’re still struggling to score some goals,” head coach Juan Pablo Favero said. “At some point that has to kick in. In practice, they’re scoring and they’ve got to do it in games. I believe they can and they will.”

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