LAKELAND, Fla. - The Eckerd women's soccer team held on to an early lead to shutout Florida Southern 1-0 at Berend Field on Tuesday night.
The Tritons came out of the gates and immediately put pressure on the Moccasins. Morgan Massie had a promising chance in the opening ten minutes from just outside the box that missed the net by mere inches. Eckerd struck in the 22nd minute when Amy Woodhead stole the ball in the midfield, shooting from the left sideline and finding the bottom right corner for the 1-0 lead. Neither team could generate much more momentum in the later goings of the half, heading into the intermission with a 1-0 Triton favor.
Both teams struggled to get shots on target in the second half when Olivia Ozbolt had a chance in the 72nd minute to increase the lead, but it was turned aside by the Mocs' goalkeeper. Eckerd had two quality chances in the final three minutes of the game to increase their tally on a pair of corner kicks, but could not convert. Eckerd was stingy defensively, allowing one shot on goal in the entire game, to preserve the 1-0 shutout.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Eckerd 1, Florida Southern 0
RECORDS: Eckerd 3-3-4 (2-2-1 SSC); Florida Southern 3-4-4 (0-3-3)
SCORING SUMMARY: EC - Woodhead 22'
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Three Tritons played the full 90 minutes: Cadence Talbert, Sophia Butkovich, and Massie.
- Talbert posted one save for her third clean sheet of the season, and 12th of her career.
- EC led in corner kicks 5-4.
- Massie led the squad with three shots, followed by Woodhead with two.
- Both of Woodhead's shots were on target.
UP NEXT
Eckerd travels to Melbourne, Fla. Saturday for a 6:00 PM kickoff against Florida Tech.
