NORFOLK, Va. - The Sweet Briar College soccer team (0-2, 0-0 ODAC) continued to create chances throughout Saturday's match at the Regent University Royals (1-1, 0-0 C2C), but a three-goal Regent stretch across the first 12 minutes of the second half proved decisive in a 3-1 loss.
Sweet Briar generated early pressure and held a 7-3 advantage in first-half shots. Senior
Emily Michel (Centennial, Colo.) fired wide in the opening minute before fellow senior
Alexis Diaz (Connelly Springs, N.C.) sent a shot high in the eighth minute. Junior
Yadira Castrejon (Connelly Springs, N.C.) forced the Regent goalkeeper into a save in the 17th minute, and junior
Electra McPherson (Madison Heights, Va.) followed with another shot on target at 19:48.
Regent broke through in the 27th minute, and first-year
Arianna Nguyen (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) responded with a save less than three minutes later, while Sweet Briar continued to press before halftime. Sophomore
Elena Fomin (Middlesex County, Va.) put a shot on goal in the 40th minute, and Diaz added two more attempts before earning a corner kick in the 42nd minute. The Vixens entered the break trailing just 1-0 despite controlling the shot count.
Sweet Briar opened the second half with a corner kick by sophomore
Sadie Swart (Bowie, Md.) just over a minute after play resumed. Regent, however, extended its advantage at 46:47 and added a third goal at 56:33.
The Vixens continued to fight back. Diaz earned a penalty kick in the 60th minute, but the Royals goalie made the save to preserve Regent's three-goal lead. First-year
Madeline Shrader (Greensburg, Ind.) entered in goal at the 67:52 mark and made two late saves.
Sweet Briar found the scoresheet in the 73rd minute as Swart converted her lone shot on goal to cut the margin to 3-1. Michel added a late shot wide, and Diaz delivered Sweet Briar's fourth corner kick of the afternoon in the 86th minute, but the Vixens could not find another breakthrough before the final whistle.
Highlights
- Shrader made her collegiate debut with her appearance in goal today.
- Diaz led the team with four shots on goal.
What's Next
The Vixens will head to Patrick Henry on Sept. 12th.
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