Jefferson City, TN – Lincoln Memorial women's soccer ends the regular season with a scoreless draw against the Carson-Newman Eagles Wednesday evening.
The game started out slow as in the opening 33 minutes, only one shot was taken, which was a blocked shot by
Edie Wilds in the 3
rd minute.
The Eagles' first shots came in the 34
th and 38
th minutes, both blocked.
C-N gradually built offensive pressure as they took two more shots in the 40
th and 41
st minute, with the first off frame and the second saved by
Emma Cooke.
With those being the last shots of the opening half, the two teams went into halftime tied at 0-0.
Eunice gets things started in the second half with their first shot on frame of the match in the 48
th minute, saved by the C-N goalkeeper. Lincoln Memorial kept pushing on offense with three more shots throughout the next 12 minutes.
Both teams were getting to their own attacking thirds, as there were six corner kicks earned combined over the next 20 minutes.
After the 68
th minute there were not many more shots, ending the match in a scoreless draw.
Donna van der Zalm and Wilds led the team with two shots each, and
Emma Cooke played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded two saves.
As a team, Lincoln Memorial tallied seven shots, with two on goal, and took seven corner kicks.
With the draw, Lincoln Memorial moves to 4-5-6 overall and 3-3-4 in the SAC and C-N moves to 7-3-7 overall and 4-3-4 in the SAC.
The team will await their seeding in the 2026 South Atlantic Conference Tournament.
