JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Northern Kentucky University women's soccer team fell at East Tennessee State on Friday night by a 2-1 score.
ETSU (10-4, 4-2 Atlantic Sun) scored both of its goals in the first half and outshot the Norse 11-3 in the period. The Buccaneers ended the match with a 22-7 advantage in shots, including 11 on goal.
The Buccaneers opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Samantha Kron unleashed a shot from 10 yards out, and it beat NKU keeper
Stephanie Glass to the far post. It was Kron's third goal of the season, and it gave ETSU the 1-0 lead.
Eight minutes later, the Norse found the equalizer.
Megan Frye scored from just inside the penalty box, beating ETSU keeper Kara Krajenta. It was Frye's third goal of the season, and tied the match up at 1-all.
ETSU regained the lead in the 28th minute. Megan Wynne received a pass from Sarah Zadrazil, and converted for the Buccaneers' second goal of the game. It was Wynne's first goal of the season, and proved to be the final score of the game for either team.
As NKU's season winds down, head coach
Bob Sheehan reflects on the team's inaugural season in Division I and the Atlantic Sun. “We continue to compete and fight hard. This season has become like our very first in 1997 when we were a first-year program, “Sheehan said. “Right now, we're just trying to learn what this level of play is all about, and the things we need to do to become competitive in this conference.”
The Norse travel to Spartanburg, S.C., to take on USC Upstate on Sunday. The match is scheduled for a noon kickoff.
