DANVILLE, Ky. – The 14th-ranked Centre women's soccer team completed their sixth straight unblemished Southern Athletic Association regular season record Saturday, defeating visiting Sewanee by a 2-0 score in Andrew P. Amend Field.
Centre has gone seven seasons without a loss in conference play, following 2015's 6-0-1 mark with six consecutive undefeated and untied records. The Colonels improve to 14-1-1 this fall while moving to 7-0 in the SAA.
The Tigers – who were the last SAA team to tie Centre back in 2015 – fall to 10-4-2 overall and 4-2-1 with their sixth straight loss to the Colonels.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Mills Mullen scored in just the fifth minute on the game's first shot. She found herself on the receiving end of a pass from
Megan Sidaway and converted from short range.
- Centre managed five more shots during the first half, but the Tigers held on to keep the score 2-0 at the break.
- Despite the Tigers dictating a slower pace throughout the second half, the Colonels still dominated possession and totaled nine shots.
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Taylor Gebhart made the last shot count, hitting the back of the net in the 89th minute to seal the victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Mullen has four goals for the season, and Sidaway's assist on the score was her third of the year. She increased her team-leading point total to 19.
- Gebhart now trails only Sidaway on the team with seven goals and 15 points.
- Centre totaled 15 shots (six on goal) while limiting Sewanee to just one attempt. The Colonels also had a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
UP NEXT
Centre begins the postseason next Saturday, Oct. 30, hosting the eight-seed in the quarterfinals of the SAA Tournament.