BRISTOL, Tenn. - The King University women's soccer team opened the postseason with a 2-1 loss at the hands of Erskine College. The Flying Fleet scored in the final seven minutes of both halves to secure the come-from-behind victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Erskine 2, King 1
LOCATION: Parks Field; Bristol Tenn.
RECORDS: King 1-5-2, 1-5-2 Conference Carolinas; Erskine 2-5-2, 2-4-2 Conference Carolinas
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Erskine started off the front foot, tallying the first three shots of the match all within the opening four minutes.
- The momentum began to shift after Presley Bacon fired a shot that was just wide.
- King broke the deadlock in the 33rd minute as Megan Brody sent in a free kick from the corner of the box that was headed home by Anya Gross.
- The Tornado controlled the game for the next few minutes before Erskine found the back of the net on the counter.
- A shot from Carlie Branham was palmed away and fell right back into her path for the tap-in equalizer.
- Much like the first half, Erskine started the second half strong by taking the first three shots of the half.
- The Tornado responded with three successive shots of their own, one from Mackenzie Winters before Gross added two more.
- With less than ten minutes to play, Isabella Carr fired a shot that was saved by Cheyenne Fuller. She then sent the rebound wide right, failing to capitalize on King's best opportunity of the second half.
- A rebound from Katie Cauble put the Flying Fleet ahead with just over six minutes remaining.
- King failed to muster a shot for the remainder of the game as Erskine picked up the 2-1 victory to conclude their portion of pool play in the Conference Carolinas tournament.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- King took 12 shots on the day, putting four on target.
- Gross scored the lone goal for the Tornado on three shots.
- Lucy Barrientos made four stops in goal.
FOR THE FOES
- Erskine took 16 shots, placing six on frame.
- The Flying Fleet also registered four corner kicks.
- Cauble paced Erskine with four shots while tallying the game-winning goal.
- Fuller made three saves.
UP NEXT
- King travels to North Greenville University on Sunday to wrap up Conference Carolinas tournament pool play. Kick-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
