DANVILLE, Ky. – In their first of three games through the extended Labor Day weekend, the Centre women's soccer team (1-0) kicked off the 2023 season on Friday on Amend Field against the Mount St. Joseph Lions (0-1). After a series of scores in the first half of action, the Colonels emerged on top and kicked off the season with a win for a third time in a row, the result in a 2-1 score.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- It wouldn't take long for the Gold & White to rush ahead of the Lions,
Megan Sidaway slamming in her 25th-career goal for the Colonels on a stellar cross from sophomore
Riley Givens in the game's second minute.
- Centre continued their pressure earlier, placing four more shots on goal against the MSJ defense. Three of those shots came from sophomore
Alexis Kronenthal.
- The 17th minute featured the Gold & White's second goal of the night,
Cara Francke squeezing a path through a pair of defenders to find
Bella Nelson streaking for a one-on-one with the goal that fell in Centre's favor.
- Mount St. Joesph wouldn't go down without a fight, breaking the egg by tapping in a goal in the 22nd minute.
- The second half stayed relatively quiet as the ball battled inside the midfield, the Colonels placing a couple shots on goal by Givens and Nelson.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Francke's assist for the game's second score was the fifth in her career, the senior making her 38th start since she joined the program in the 2020 season.
- Junior
Grace Dutcher's start against the Lions' marked the first of her career, the Florida native facing three shots in the contest.
- The Gold & White rotated in 23 student-athletes across the 90 minutes of play, placing five freshman on the field for their first official collegiate contest.
UP NEXT
The Colonels will look to continue their strong start to the season on Sunday, taking on Washington University at 12 p.m. ET on Amend Field. That contest will be the second of the three games in the four-day Labor Day weekend.
