DANVILLE, Ky. – Jumping into the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Tournament as the third seed, the Centre women's soccer team (14-3, 5-2 SAA) faced off against the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (4-8-3, 1-4-2 SAA) on Saturday afternoon in the SAA Quarterfinal. The Colonels erupted on offense in the first half, posting a 5-0 final score to advance to the conference semifinal round.
 
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- It only took 181 seconds for the Colonels to put a shot in the back of the net, Cara Francke finding Mills Mullen for the senior's ninth goal of the season.
- 13 minutes later Bella Nelson would continue her scoring streak with a score off a pass from Lindsay Carr, extending the lead to two.
- Lydia Bowling would drive the near side of the field with about 15 minutes left in the first half, pushing a cross out to the far side of the goal for an easy header by Alexis Kronenthal for the team's third score of the contest.
- Annabel Justice would earn the final goal of the half, taking an excellent shot off a ball that bounced away from a Stormy Petrel defender.
- Bella Nelson would slam in a second goal of the game in the second half, Lydia Bowling earning her second assist as well on the game's final notch. 
 

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— Centre Athletics (@CentreAthletics) October 29, 2022

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Bella Nelson becomes the first Colonel to score multiple goals in an SAA Tournament contest since Megan Sidaway's hat trick in the 2020 SAA Championship game.
- The Gold and White blanked their opponent for the second time this season, not allowing a single shot in Saturday's 90-minute game.
- The Colonels' offensive performance was among their best in the 2022 season, the second time the program has tallied four or more assists in a single game.
- Lydia Bowling becomes the third Colonel this season to total two or more assists in a single contest, joining Ava Priest and Mills Mullen. 

UP NEXT
Centre will advance to the conference semifinal match next week, the game taking place on Friday, November 4. Their opponent having already been decided, the Gold and White will face off in the SAA semifinal match against no. 2-seed Berry. The rest of the rounds will be hosted by Sewanee, Tenn., and stay up-to-date when the Gold and White will play at centrecolonels.com.