Whitsett, Monaghan help Tigers to 2-1 road win

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Susie Whitsett and Kylene Monaghan each posted a goal and an assist in Sewanee's 2-1 victory over Southwestern University in women's soccer action Saturday in Georgetown, Texas.
 
The Tigers (7-1-2, 2-0-1) dominated possession and peppered the goal for most of the match, outshooting the Pirates, 28-14, forcing seven saves but also hitting the post and the crossbar
 
Monaghan and Whitsett nearly hooked up for a goal in the 11^th minute, with Monaghan sliding a thru-ball to Whitsett, but Southwestern (4-5-3, 0-2-1) goalkeeper Erin York made a save at the top of the box, nearly meeting Whitsett once she received the ball.
 
Monaghan then hit the right post in the 18^th minute, a left-footed shot from the top of the box, but she converted that attempt later in the match.
 
The Tigers got on the board in the 21^st minute when Monaghan controlled a goal kick and played it forward to Fiamma dal Balzo who chipped it to Whitsett. This time Whitsett got it past a hard-charging York, with the ball rolling into the net for a 1-0 edge.
 
The lead was short-lived, though, with Southwestern knotting the match in the 34^th minute after a foul near midfield. Matti Penders free kick sailed deep into the box and Mia Morales volleyed the ball into the net, just inside the right post for the equalizer.
 
Whitsett played a role in the game-winner, crossing a pass from the left into the box. Del Balzo shielded a Southwestern defender and the ball was played back to Monaghan, who drilled a left-footed shot from the top of the box, just under the crossbar into the net in the 66^th minute.
 
Sonia Djurasovic hit the crossbar with a shot minutes later and EJ Searfoss, who played in the second half in goal for the Pirates, made a flurry of saves on shots from Morgan Cheynet and Rivers Carney in the 70^th minute. Laney Kalsu's header in the final three minutes also sailed high.
 
Sewanee's Emilee Scott collected four saves while York finished with two saves and Searfoss recorded two for Southwestern.
 
The Tigers return home next Saturday for a 4 p.m. match against 10^th-ranked Trinity University at Puett Field. Sewanee plays four of its final five outings of the regular season at home.