COLUMBIA, S.C. – No. 15 South Carolina scored three goals in a four-minute stretch to top the William & Mary women's soccer team 3-0 on Sunday night in Columbia, S.C. With the result, the Tribe falls to 1-1, while the Gamecocks improve to 2-0.
After a scoreless first half, the Gamecocks opened the scoring with three consecutive goals just four minutes apart. In the 54th minute, Jylissa Harris uncorked a shot that broke the scoreless tie and gave USC the lead for good.
Three minutes later, South Carolina scored a pair of goals just 56 seconds apart. Elexa Bahr sent a feed to Ryan Gareis, whole doubled the lead. Less than a minute later, Bahr started the offense against this time finding Luciana Zullo to make it 3-0 in the 58th minute.
W&M Starters – #1 Briguglio (GK), #5 DeMasters, #6 Dailey, #8 Crocco, #12 Kelly, #13 Kohler, #16 Hyland #20 Miles, #22 Keith, #23 Frantz, #24 Kuhnle
South Carolina Starters – #0 Krzeczowski, #7 Mikula, #9 Galassini, #10 Bahr, #18 Fisk, #20 Chang, #22 Gareis, #23 Milazzo, #24 Chang, #33 Harris, #49 Eskew
Goals
54' | Jylissa Harris (USC) (Unassisted)
57' | Ryan Gareis (USC) (Assist: Elexa Bahr)
58' | Luciana Zullo (USC) (Assist: Bahr)
Inside the Numbers
- South Caroline outshot the Tribe 15-5 in the match, thanks to a 10-1 advantage in the second half.
- The Gamecocks also had a 5-2 cushion in corner kicks attempted.
- Sophomore
Renee Kohler fired three of the Tribe's five shots. Her three attempts tied for match-high honors.
Notes
Sophomore
Maisy Fling made her first career appearance in goal as she cam in as a reserve in the 73rd minute … The sophomore recorded her first career save in the contest … Tonight was just the second meeting between the Tribe and the Gamecocks, and the series is now tied 1-1.
Quotable
"We had a fantastic first half. However, South Carolina made some adjustments in the second half, and we had an unfortunate few minutes where their attack capitalized on some lapses. Overall, our athletes rose to the challenge and we competed for 90 minutes. The backline was stalwart, Charlotte and Renee had standout games getting into the attack, and Erin did a ton of dirty work breaking up plays for us." –
Head Coach Julie Shackford
What's Ahead
The Tribe continues its three-match road trip next weekend as it travels to both Liberty and Northwestern on Labor Day Weekend. The Tribe plays the Flames on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m., before traveling to Chicago to play the Wildcats on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 2 p.m. EST.
