Women's Soccer Gets Past UC 2-1

(Philippi, WV) --- The Lady Battlers of Alderson-Broaddus continued in the right direction in their second ever season as they knocked off the University of Charleston 2-1 in recent home action. This was the first conference victory for A-B in conference play and they improved to 3-2-1 overall.

In the 20th minute Brooke Hunsaker launched a shot from 22 yards out that hit the top shelf left corner to give A-B the early 1-0 lead. Gwen Brand and Taylor Bryant were credited with the assists. The lead held up until the 40th minute when Holli Dalton of UC netted a pass from Sharon Lapinsky to even things up at 1-1 going into the half. This was the only first half goal given up by the Lady Battlers on the season.

It didn’t take A-B long in the second half to retake the lead as Taylor Bryant scored her first goal of the season to give the lead back, just four minutes and 10 seconds in. The Lady Battlers’ defense held strong for the duration of the match, as they wouldn’t allow a single shot on goal in the 2^nd Half.

Kate Laird would pick up the victory in between the pipes for A-B. Alderson-Broaddus peppered UC goalie Whitney Sharp, outshooting the Lady Golden Eagles 17-5. The Lady Battlers also held the advantage on shots on goal 6-1.

The next game for A-B will come in a road trip to Rio Grande on September 30. A-B defeated Rio Grande 2-1 in exhibition play earlier in the season.