Lincoln Memorial Tops Armstrong Atlantic State 2-1 In NCAA Tournament
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Fifth-seeded Lincoln Memorial ran its unbeaten streak to eight matches with a 2-1 win over fourth-seeded Armstrong Atlantic State in the first round of the 2007 NCAA DII Southaest Women's Soccer regional on Friday afternoon in Savannah.
The Lady Railsplitters (15-4-1) advance to face top-seed Tusculum (14-6) on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in second-round action. The No. 24-ranked Pirates (14-5-1) see their third season of competition come to a close.
In a match featuring two of the top offenses in the nation, Lincoln Memorial struck early with two goals in the match's first 18 minutes. Juliana Povoa tallied the first goal in the 14th minute, off of a feed from SAC Player of the Year Heloisa de Oliveira, then de Oliveira delivered again in the 18th minute, passing up a shot to instead feed Karina Campos. Campos' shot put the Railsplitters up, 2-0, which turned out to be all the goals they needed. The Pirates got back to within one goal in the 36th minute on sophomore Kristin Burton's shot that curled inside the far post for her 23rd goal of the season, sending the match into intermission, 2-1.
AASU's best chance to equalize in the second half came on Jamie Craine's tester from 28 yards out, which was punched over the crossbar by de Resende in the 72nd minute. AASU keeper Tracey Mitchell made two saves on LMU's de Oliviera in the second half.
LMU and Tusculum meet for the third time this season on Sunday, and meet just a week after their semi-final matchup in the SAC tournament in which the Railsplitters won, 1-0. Admission to the 2007 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championships will be $7 for adults and $5 for children and students with college ID. Fans not able to attend the match can watch a live webcast of the match at the following link: <Live Webcast>
Soccer Box Score
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Soccer Box Score (Final)
2007 Armstrong Atlantic Women's Soccer
Lincoln Memorial vs #24 Armstrong Atlantic (Nov 09, 2007 at Savannah, Ga.)
Lincoln Memorial (15-4-1) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Tot
Armstrong Atlantic (14-5-1) -------------------------------
Date: Nov 09, 2007 Attendance: 146 Lincoln Memorial.... 2 0 - 2
Weather: Armstrong Atlantic.. 1 0 - 1
Lincoln Memorial Armstrong Atlantic
Pos. ## Player Sh G A Pos. ## Player Sh G A
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GK 0 Denise de Resende... - - - GK 24 Mitchell, Tracey.... - - -
2 Catalina Varsalona.. 1 - - 5 Brian, Jennifer..... - - -
5 Lea Cataggio........ - - - 6 Stricklen, Lianne... 3 - -
6 Becky Thompson...... 6 - - 9 Anderson, Alyssa.... - - -
7 Camilla Verissimo... 1 - - 11 Bahr, Kelli......... 2 - -
8 Hanna-Mari Toivonen. - - - 12 Stricklen, Lyndsi... 2 - -
9 Karina Campos....... 3 1 - 14 Reynolds, Amanda.... - - -
10 Patty Spielman...... 2 - - 17 Burton, Kristin..... 6 1 -
11 Heloisa de Oliveira. 4 - 2 18 Craine, Jamie....... 2 - -
16 Julianna Childers... - - - 20 Elam, Ashley........ 1 - -
20 Juliana Povoa....... 3 1 - 23 Carr, Brittany...... 2 - -
---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ----------
12 Karen Boleska....... - - - 2 Schaaf, Kyndal...... - - -
4 Savoy, Kristin...... 3 - -
Totals.............. 20 2 2 10 Neves, Shana........ 1 - -
15 Kennedy, Maggie..... - - -
16 Patterson, Carey.... 1 - -
21 Grulich, Holly...... 1 - -
Totals.............. 24 1 0
Lincoln Memorial Armstrong Atlantic
## Player MIN GA Saves ## Player MIN GA Saves
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0 Denise de Resende... 90:00 1 5 24 Mitchell, Tracey.... 90:00 2 6
Shots by period 1 2 Tot Saves by period 1 2 Tot
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Lincoln Memorial.... 11 9 - 20 Lincoln Memorial.... 4 1 - 5
Armstrong Atlantic.. 12 12 - 24 Armstrong Atlantic.. 4 2 - 6
Corner kicks 1 2 Tot Fouls 1 2 Tot
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Lincoln Memorial.... 2 2 - 4 Lincoln Memorial.... 5 2 - 7
Armstrong Atlantic.. 3 3 - 6 Armstrong Atlantic.. 4 9 - 13
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL Time Team -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. 13:14 LMU 20 Juliana Povoa (9) 11 Heloisa de Oliveira
2. 17:26 LMU 9 Karina Campos (9) 11 Heloisa de Oliveira
3. 35:29 AASU 17 Burton, Kristin (23) Unassisted
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
YC-AASU #15 (35:32); YC-AASU #12 (54:51); YC-AASU #23 (77:05)
Officials: Referee: David Mock; Asst. Referee: Blake Williams; Keith Southwell;
Alt. Official: Patrick Toole; Scorer: Jay Carmichael;
Offsides: Lincoln Memorial 0, Armstrong Atlantic 0.
2007 NCAA Women's Soccer Southeast Regional
First Round Match