Harrogate, TN – Lincoln Memorial women's soccer defeats the Emory & Henry Wasps 2-0.
The Wasps came out aggressively in the first five minutes, but the Railspliters quickly picked up the pace for the next 20 minutes, with LMU out shooting the Wasps 8-4.
From the 20
th minute to the 40
th minute, E&H caught back up with the shot taking as they took eight more shots by the end of the half, leaving the score at a 0-0 draw going into halftime.
Lincoln Memorial came out of the locker room with some energy, as
Donna van der Zalm scored not even a minute in the second half off a rebound off a Wasp defender to give the Railsplitters the 1-0 lead.
The next 20 minutes the ball went from one side of the field to another, as both teams were firing off shots every couple of minutes.
LMU extended their lead in the 79
th minute, as van der Zalm passed the ball to Ava Garret outside of the 18-yard box to extend the score 2-0.
The intensity picked up for the last ten minutes, but Lincoln Memorial was able to limit the opportunities for Emory & Henry, giving LMU the 2-0 win over Emory & Henry.
Van der Zalm and Garrett scored a goal each, with van der Zalm also tallying an assist.
Riley Miller led in with three shots, and goalkeeper
Emma Cooke played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded a season-high nine saves.
As a team, Lincoln Memorial took 16 shots, with five on goal, along with four corner kicks and nine saves.
With the win, LMU improves to 4-3-4 overall and 3-1-2 in conference play, and E&H drops to 4-6-2 overall and 1-5-1 in conference play.
The team will stay at home as they face Catawba on Saturday, October 10
th at 1:30 pm.
