Hartsville, SC – Lincoln Memorial women's soccer falls to the Coker Cobras 1-0 Saturday afternoon.
The Cobras get the early lead in the 9th minute with a give-and-go goal by Rychel.
For the next twenty minutes, both teams battled for possession of the ball, with Lincoln Memorial and Coker getting chances in front of the net.
The Cobras took control for the remainder of the half as they took two more shots before the 45th minute, but were not able to get the ball in the back of the net, leaving the score 0-0 going into halftime.
Lincoln Memorial was forced to play a more defensive role in the second half, as Coker continued to put up shots within the first ten minutes.
The first Raisplitter shots of the second half came from Jade Brown and Paige Branam in the 73rd and 75th minutes.
LMU improved their defense as they limited Coker's offensive opportunities. They also created more chances at the net with Grace Havard and Brown getting near-goal chances in the 85th and 86th minutes.
With those being the last chances for Lincolns Memorial, the Railsplitters fall to Coker 1-0.
Brown led the team in shots within two, and goalkeeper Emma Cooke played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded eight saves.
Lincoln Memorial was outshot 7-13 (5-9 on frame) and was short in corner kicks (1-9), but topped the Cobras in saves (8-5).
With the loss, Lincoln Memorial drops to 4-5-4 overall and 3-2-2 in conference play. and Coker improves to 6-5-3 overall and 3-3-2 in conference play.
The team will play their last home match of the season for their next game on Saturday, October 24th at 3:00 pm against Anderson for Senior Day.
