DANVILLE, Ky. – The No. 14 Centre women's soccer team (3-0) celebrated the Labor Day holiday on Monday afternoon with a match on Amend Field, hosting the Trine Thunder (1-1). The Colonels got their offense rolling in the second half with a pair of goal to seal their third-consecutive victory on a final score of 3-1.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- Trine was able to take several shots in the beginning of the game, their quick pressure worked with a goal in the 14th minute.
- The Gold and White were able to take a slash in the Thunder's lead with a goal of their own,
Mills Mullen taking a penalty-kick to the right side of the net after being held in the box.
- The Colonels exploded in the second half with a tight command in ball possession, claiming the half's first six shots at the goal.
- Centre's seventh shot in the second half was right on target;
Alexis Kronenthal's bounce from the corner kick met with
Maggie Corbett for a ball in the lower-right side of the goal to take the lead.
- Junior
Buckley Sparks would secure the victory for the Colonels in the 82nd minute of the contest, taking a bad bounce from a Thunder defender and capitalizing with a score on the lower-left side of the net.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Corbett's score in the contest marks her second of the season, also her second game-winner of her career.
- The Colonels' 3-0 start to the young season is the first time since the 2019 season they've started out this strong. The Gold and White would win the conference title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament in that 2019 season.
- Sparks' score on Monday's game marks the first of her career at Centre, logging 21 minutes of action in the contest.
UP NEXT
Centre will travel northeast this upcoming weekend to compete in the North Central Tournament in Naperville, Ill. Their first game of two will be against Grove City, that contest on Friday, Sept. 9 kicking off at 2 p.m. ET.
