BREVARD, N.C. — Greensboro College women's soccer (10-5-5, 5-1-3) lost to Brevard (13-1-5, 6-0-3) 1-0 on Wednesday in the semifinals of the conference tournament. Greensboro faced a 25-3 shot disadvantage and made nine saves while being held to two shots on goal.
First Half
- Brevard generated the first three shots, but
Alyssa Lane saved two Peyton Coggins attempts before
Alex Dawson put Greensboro's first shot on frame at 10:45.
- Greensboro absorbed a Brevard stretch from 15:26 to 27:17 that included four shots and a corner kick, with Lane making three saves while the match stayed 0-0.
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Abigail Sanzotta had Greensboro's second shot saved at 33:15, and Lane added another save in the 38th minute as the first half ended scoreless.
Second Half
- Greensboro held Brevard scoreless through a 51:35-62:07 stretch that included six Brevard shots, two Lane saves, a Greensboro team save and an Abby Nunez shot off the woodwork.
- Brevard kept the pressure on later in the half, then moved ahead 1-0 at 83:50 when Janie Steele scored off a Natalie DeBella assist.
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Cailey Petrauskas put a late Greensboro shot wide at 88:09, and Brevard finished off the 1-0 result.
Lane recorded nine saves while playing all 90 minutes in goal.
Abigail Sanzotta put her lone shot on goal. Dawson also finished with one shot on goal.
Greensboro kept Brevard off the board in the first half, with Lane making six saves and the defense handling five Brevard attacking actions from 15:26 to 27:17 while the match remained 0-0. Greensboro put two shots on frame, one each from Dawson and
Abigail Sanzotta, but both were saved as the half finished scoreless.
Into the second half, Greensboro kept Brevard off the board until the 84th minute despite sustained pressure. Lane made three saves, and Greensboro added team saves in the 63rd and 78th minutes to preserve the 0-0 score into the closing stretch. Brevard scored at 83:50 on Janie Steele's goal from Natalie DeBella, and Petrauskas sent Greensboro's lone shot of the half wide in the 89th minute before the match ended 1-0.
The Pride finish the year 10-5-5 and went 5-1-3 in conference play.
