JACKSON, Miss. - The University of the South women's soccer team routs the Majors of Millsaps College, 4-0, Sunday afternoon from Harper-Davis Field, in a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) contest.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (9-3-1, 3-1-0) 4, Millsaps (1-8-1, 0-4-0) 0
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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Olivia Rhodes triggered the Sewanee offense early in the contest, as she scored the first two goals of the match for the Purple and White in the eighth and 26th minutes as she now has five on the season.
-Two minutes later after Rhodes's second goal,
Paige Rupp joined in with a
-Sewanee improves to 31-3-1 all-time versus Millsaps, and they have won the last nine meetings. Additionally, in their last four dates, the Tigers have outscored the Majors, 9-0.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Kiera Giacomini,
Olivia Rhodes and
Paige Rupp each took three shots for Sewanee in the win.
-On the day, the defense held the Panthers to just two shots, one on target, and no corner kick opportunities.
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Hanna Judycki (4-1-0) earned the win in goal for Sewanee, as she played the first half.
Abby Jones played the second half as they earned the combined clean sheet.
MILLSAPS KEY STATISTICS
-Camille Blanchard and Riley Ely recorded a shot each for Millsaps.
-Maddie Moore stopped nine shots in full time for the Majors.
UP NEXT
With two weekends left in the regular season, the Tigers will look to fight for a top-four spot to host the quarterfinal round of the 2021 SAA Women's Soccer Tournament. Sewanee, Rhodes, Centre and Hendrix are all separated by one game in the standings.
Sewanee will host Hendrix, who are both 3-1 in conference play after this weekend, on Friday night from Puett Field. Centre and Rhodes, currently atop the SAA with identical 4-0 records, will battle Friday night in Danville, Ky.
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