Ava Kiss Scores in UNCG Women’s Soccer 1-0 Shutout Over Chattanooga
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women’s soccer team defeated Chattanooga in a 1-0 shutout on Sunday afternoon at Finley Stadium in The Southern Conference (SoCon) play. This was the Spartans third shutout of the season.
With the win against the Mocs, the Spartans extended their win streak to three victories against Chattanooga. Also with the triumph, UNCG kept the Mocs winless at Finley Stadium this season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Chattanooga held possession for the majority of the first half as UNCG took some time to settle into play. The Mocs had two shots on goal in a span of two minutes, including a kick save from junior goalkeeper Emma Malone at 10:54. Chattanooga had all five of its corner kicks in the first 16 minutes of play. UNCG tallied its first corner kick at 36:53 that resulted in a shot by Mel Herrera that went over the crossbar. The Spartans found their rhythm late in the half, but the Mocs went into the break with a 5-2 shot advantage and 5-1 corner kick margin.
UNCG came into the second half controlled and carried an offensive mindset, tallying five shots and three corner kicks in the first 14 minutes of play. One of the five shots included the lone goal, where Ava Kiss chipped in a shot from just inside the 18-yard box at 58:41. Merle Greulich maneuvered around a defender creating space to find Kiss for the on-timer. In the remaining minutes, the Mocs only had two shots on goal that Malone turned away, holding on for the win.
Ava Kiss and Merle Greulich celebrating (credit Denise Archetto)
BY THE NUMBERS
Kiss scored her third goal of the season and seventh of her career.
Greulich tallied her first assist of her collegiate career.
The Mocs outshot the Spartans, 9-7.
Malone totaled five saves in the win.
With the shutout, Malone now has three clean sheets on the season and seven in her career.
Chattanooga had seven corner kicks to the Spartans’ four.
RECORDS
UNCG: 3-5-3, 2-0-1 SoCon
UTC: 2-6-3, 1-2-0 SoCon
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UP NEXT
The Spartans will stay on the road and travel to Greenville, South Carolina, to face Furman on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7:00 p.m. at Stone Stadium before returning home to host Wofford during UNCG’s Homecoming Weekend on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2:00 p.m.
The Sunday contest against the Terriers will be UNCG’s Senior Day and Faith and Family Day. All regular season home games are free admission.
Courtesy of Denise Archetto
Assistant Athletic Director For Strategic Communications
UNC Greensboro