WV Wesleyan tops West Liberty on Senior Day
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. – West Virginia Wesleyan women’s soccer beat West Liberty 2-1 in a Mountain East Conference match on Senior Day Sunday afternoon at Culpepper Stadium.
With the win, the Lady Bobcats (5-6-2, 5-5-1 MEC) move up to 16 points in the MEC and currently stand 3rd in the South standings as the Hilltoppers (2-10-1, 2-9-1 MEC) drop their 4th straight game. Wesleyan honored its six seniors before the match: Kailey Garofalo, Natalie Carlock, Tessa Grisez, Ashley McGee, Kierra Hoiler and Amelia Sage. All six were in the starting lineup.
The seniors made their mark early. Sage scored her first goal of the season in the 15th minute off an assist from Carlock. Carlock was not done there as she then set up Garofalo’s second goal of the season on a 26th minute corner kick to make it 2-0.
West Liberty cut the lead in half in the 73rd minute when Frida Lundberg scored off an assist from Allie Callahan. The Bobcats held on from there. Goalkeeper Reyna Dalton played all 90 minutes and made four saves. Carlock, Hoiler, and Leah-Rose Ireland all held it down on defensive end, each playing all 90 minutes of the match.
Wesleyan outshot West Liberty 17-8 and had an 8-5 edge in shots on goal, including a 13-5 advantage in shots in the second half. Ayan Ahmed hit the left post early in the second half, and West Liberty goalkeeper Kaisa Vale made six saves. Carlock put both of her shots on goal, as did Mia Rodriguez. Isabella Mazza and Maite Coutinho each had three shots. Ariana Bosh led West Liberty with three shots, two on goal.
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