COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Tech soccer team hosted
Longwood University Thursday afternoon, but couldn't find the net,
falling to the Lancers 2-0.
Tech had a total of six shots in the match, but only one on goal as
Longwood goalkeeper Marcia Biddle posted the shutout.
Junior Jen Hoffman, the Ohio Valley Conference's reigning Offensive
Player of the Week led Tech with two shots. Taren Brown had Tech's
only shot on goal. Michelle Decker, Sarah Gawthrop and Krista Kaump
also had one shot on the afternoon.
Tech goalkeeper Kaitlyn Thacker finished with five saves, as
Longwood had 15 total shots, and seven on goal.
Longwood got on the scoreboard in the first half when Dylan Spicker
scored off an assist from Claire Hundley in the 32nd minute. The
Lancers got their second goal from Kaylyn Mahon in the 65th minute,
with an assist from Kayla Huggins.
Mahon led the Lancers with three total shots, Spicker, Nikki
Glisson, Kacie Oliver and Tia Nardella each had two.
The Golden Eagles fall to 3-9-2 on the season, and are 2-1-1 in OVC
play, while the Lancers improve to 8-5. Longwood is a Division I
independent.
The Golden Eagles will return to action Sunday when they host
in-state rival Austin Peay in an OVC match-up. That game will be
Tech's final home game of the 2009 season, and senior Brittany
Rogers will be honored in a Senior Day ceremony before the game.
The match starts at 2 p.m. and admission is free.
Tech will play its final four matches of the season on the road,
including three road conference matches. Next weekend the Golden
Eagles will travel to Eastern Illinois for a game on Oct. 16,
before heading to Southeast Missouri on Oct. 18. Tech will visit
Jacksonville State on Oct. 23 and Lipscomb in a non-conference
match on Oct. 27 to wrap up the regular season. The OVC tournament
is Nov. 3-8, and will be hosted by the league's No. 1 seed.