Box score
The top-seeded Belmont Abbey women's soccer team outshot the
eighth-seeded Saint Andrews Presbyterian Knights 24-0 en route to a
5-0 win in the quarterfinal round of the 2010 Conference Carolinas
women's soccer tournament this afternoon at Alumni Field. The Abbey
will host the winner of the Lees-McRae/Mount Olive match Thursday
afternoon at 2:00 p.m. as it moves to 16-1-2, while the Knights end
their season with a record of 3-16.
Belmont Abbey controlled the entire match as the Knights never
possessed the ball inside the Abbey 18-yard box as it outshot Saint
Andrews 24-0 and held a 9-0 edge in corner kicks. Four different
Crusaders found the back of the net as Rebecca Mateo gave the Abbey
the lead in the 21st minute, as she stole the ball away from a
Knights defender took one dribble and hammered home a shot from the
left corner of the box for a 1-0 lead.
Nine minutes later, the advantage grew by one as Alana Ryczek
tossed a throw in to Ananda Gebreyesus, who beat her mark down the
right sideline and floated a cross to the center of the box, to the
waiting head of an unmarked Connie Axiotis. Axiotis one-timed a
header into the net for a 2-0 lead.
That was all of the scoring until the 65th minute when junior
midfielder Nicole Voets scored back-to-back goals, the first coming
on an assist from Kristin Foster. Foster flagged down a Saint
Andews clearing attempt, dribbled forward and sent a through ball
to Voets, who gained possession with her back to the goal, spun,
shot and scored.
15 minutes later, Voets struck again, as Gebreyesus stole the
ball from her mark, scootted a pass to the top of the box to Voets,
who blasted home her second goal of the match.
With 23 seconds left, Katie Rastello made it 5-0, as she teamed
up with classmate Emily Archer to close the scoring. Archer
dribbled down the left sideline, beat her mark at the goalline and
sent a pass to the six-yard box, where Rastello one-timed the shot
past goalkeeper Becca Knott.
Knott made ten saves, while counterpart Anna Donaldson did not
face a shot.