DUE WEST, SC – The Emmanuel Women's Soccer team traveled to Due West, SC this afternoon to face Erskine College in conference action. The Lions struck first with a goal by
Jillian Aldrich early in the first half, but the Flying Fleet tied the game at 1-1 to head into the halftime break. Erskine pulled ahead with a score early in the 2
nd, but the Lions knotted things up with five minutes left to play to make final, 2-2.
Emmanuel opened the scoring early in the first half with a goal by
Jillian Aldrich at 11:02, assisted by
Sydney Steele to give the Lions the 1-0 lead. The Lions held the lead for much of the first half, with Erskine tying things up at 1-1 at the 33-minute mark to end the half knotted at 1-1. In the first half, the Flying Fleet outshot the Lions 12-1, with 5 shots on goal. Lions goalkeeper, Ana Ramirez-Cortes ended the first half with 4 saves.
The second half saw the Fleet take their first lead of the game in the 45
th minute, 2-1. The second half was evenly matched, with the Flying Fleet outshooting the Lions, 8-7. At the 85:13-mark,
Ava Bushby found the back of the net for Emmanuel, assisted by Aldrich to knot the game up at 2-2 as the final score. Ramirez-Cortes ended the game with 8 saves in goal.
Next up, the Lions will travel to Belmont, NC to face Belmont Abbey College on Saturday at 1PM. For more information on Emmanuel University athletics, visit goeulions.com.
