SEWANEE, Tenn. – Sophomore
Morgan Cheynet netted her first goal of the season in the first half and
Katye Dullye and
Kylene Monaghan added second-half scores for Sewanee in a 3-0 victory over Birmingham-Southern on Sunday in Birmingham, Ala.
The Tigers (9-1-3, 6-0-0 SAA) extended their unbeaten streak to 12 matches dating to the season-opener at then No. 1-ranked Johns Hopkins on September 1. Sewanee sets up a winner-take-all match for the conference regular season championship next Saturday at Centre, with the Colonels also 6-0-0 entering the match.
Cheynet scored unassisted in the 24
th minute for the Tigers, who outshot the Panthers, 10-0, in the first half and 20-1 in the match. BSC goalkeeper Grace Elsevier finished with eight saves in the match, including three in the first half.
Sewanee added to the lead in the second period, with
Maggie O'Hare assisting on Dullye's goal in the 67
th minute and
Brianna Fee assisting on Monaghan's score in the 79
th minute.
The Tigers completed the two-match road swing this weekend at Millsaps and Birmingham-Southern, posting a combined 7-0 score. Sewanee has allowed just three goals during the 12-match unbeaten streak and only one goal since Sept. 7.
