Panthers, Seahawks Play to 2-2 Draw

Panthers, Seahawks Play to 2-2 Draw

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WILMINGTON, N.C. — Tessa Carlin and Peyton Gilmore scored a first-half aim apiece, whereas Aubrey McKessy made a diving penalty kick save within the 78th minute to safe a 2-2 draw on the highway versus UNC Wilmington Sunday afternoon.
 
SITE: UNCW Soccer Stadium
SCORE: Excessive Level 2, UNC Wilmington 2
RECORDS: Excessive Level (2-4-1), UNCW (2-3-2)
 
Head Coach Aaron McGuiness: “After the primary half, it was ours to lose. You must give credit score to Wilmington; they got here out and took the sport to us. We struggled at instances within the second half, however Aubrey got here up massive with the penalty save and it was large as a result of it could’ve put them up 3-2. It was good to see Tessa and Peyton each get a aim. We created alternatives and now we have to observe our offsides as it’s our achilles heel in the mean time. We must be aware of that as a result of we put ourselves in very harmful conditions.”

The Panthers raced out to a 2-0 lead within the first half.
 

Within the twenty fourth minute, Carlin netted her first aim this season through Morgan Wilcox’s first collegiate help because the freshman stole the ball from the goalie and located Carlin for an empty-net aim.

HPU added onto its lead when Emily Mashinski despatched a by way of ball previous midfield and proper into the ft of the sprinting Gilmore, who took the move and slipped it by the keeper’s palms within the forty first minute. It was Gilmore’s first aim as a Panther and Mashinski’s first help this season.
 

The Seahawks countered immediately, scoring lower than 30 seconds later to chop the deficit in half earlier than intermission. The momentum shifted to UNCW because the Seahawks matched the Panthers’ eight first-half pictures within the second half. In all, each groups had eight pictures on aim as UNCW edged HPU in pictures, 12-11.
 

McKessy and the protection stood robust after the Seahawks tied the sport within the 66th minute. The graduate keeper saved six pictures and none extra essential than the penalty kick within the 78th minute as she dove left and swatted away the shot to maintain the tie intact.

The two-2 draw was the primary outcome the Panthers have gotten in opposition to the Seahawks after coming into the match 0-8 in opposition to them since 2000.

Up Subsequent: The Panthers welcome UMBC to Vert Stadium for a mid-week match on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m.
 

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