MURFREESBORO, N.C. –The Chowan University women's soccer team picked up their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Erskine College in conference action on Saturday afternoon at Hawks Soccer Field.
Chowan opened the scoring late in the first half as freshman forward Meah Cuddihy found the back of the net in the 42nd minute. Adriana Lightfoot and Laura Hulme combined to set up Cuddihy for the opening goal and a 1-0 advantage.
Erskine responded just over two minutes later as Jordan Schuhlein scored in the 44th minute to send the match into halftime even at 1-1.
The Hawks quickly regained the lead after the break, scoring less than six minutes into the second half. Hulme picked up her second assist of the afternoon after finding Riley Donnelly, who put away the opportunity in the 50th minute to give Chowan a 2-1 advantage.
Chowan added to its lead in the 74th minute, this time with Hulme finding the back of the net. Cuddihy and Amy Cotton provided the assists on the goal, giving Hulme a hand in all three of Chowan's scores in the afternoon.
The Hawks held Erskine scoreless for the remainder of the match to secure the 3-1 conference victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 3, Erskine 1
RECORDS | Chowan (1-3-0, 1-1-0) , Erskine (0-4-0, 0-3-0)
LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Hawks Soccer Field)
SCORING SUMMARY
42:40 CHOWAN Meah Cuddihy (Adriana Lightfoot , Laura Hulme)
44:48 ERSKINE Jordan Schuhlein (Alexa Harrison)
50:20 CHOWAN Riley Donnelly (Laura Hulme)
73:56 CHOWAN Laura Hulme (Meah Cuddihy , Amy Cotton)
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Riley Donnelly paced the Hawks with seven shots, placing two on goal and scoring once. Hulme turned in an all-around offensive performance with five shots, three shots on goal, one goal and two assists.
Ellis Baxter added five shots with three on target, while Cotton recorded four shots, two shots on goal and an assist. Addisen Palmer finished with three shots, while Cuddihy recorded two shots and converted her lone shot on goal for the opening score.
Bailey Powell added two shots, while Zuhailee Rivera recorded one shot on goal. Leeya Harrison and Josephine Siddiqui each added a shot to the Hawks' offensive effort.
Madison Richardson played the full 90 minutes in goal for the Hawks to pick up six saves on the day.
UP NEXT
The Hawks stay home to host conference rival Barton College on Wednesday, September 16 at Hawks Soccer Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 PM.
