Women's Soccer
Final Score: Northeastern 1, College of Charleston 0
Location: Boston, Mass.
Records: Charleston (8-8-0) CAA (2-5-0), Northeastern (6-9-1) CAA (3-3-1)
The Short Story: Despite a strong defensive performance, the Cougars fell to Northeastern on the road.
 
QUICK FACTS
• Junior Leah Deutsch logged a team-high four shots with three on target.
• Northeastern held the edge in the shots category, 23-10, and shots on goal, 10-6.
• Overall, six different Cougars took a shot at goal.
• Junior keeper Meredith Holton logged a career-high nine saves on 10 shots faced.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Holton recorded four saves in the first 10 minutes of the match to prevent Northeastern from taking an early lead.
• Deutsch rocketed one towards goal in the 20^th minute but her shot was saved by the keeper.
• Freshman Grace Powell headed a ball at goal in the 28^th minute but the Northeastern keeper made a diving save to keep CofC from taking the lead.
• In the 67^th minute, Northeastern scored the lone goal of the match to give them a 1-0 lead.
• Sophomores Hannah Farmer and Kacey Smekrud took two shots within the last few minutes of the match attempting to even the score, but Farmer's shot landed just wide of the post and Smekrud's shot was blocked by a Huskie defender.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The College will return to action when it travels to Williamsburg, Va. to face off against William & Mary on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.