DANVILLE, Ky. – Coming off the victory against Trine last Sunday, the Centre women's soccer team (4-1-1) faced off against the undefeated Transylvania Pioneers (3-1-1) in a match on Amend Field Wednesday night. The Colonels' high-octane offense in the first 50 minutes of the contest was too much for Transylvania to overcome, winning on a 3-1 final score.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- It didn't take long to excite the home field crowd, sophomore
Riley Givens putting the Gold & White's first shot of the game in the back of the net for the early lead. The Louisville, Ky., native put the Colonels ahead in the fourth minute of the contest.
- After two more Centre shots in less than three minutes by
Cara Francke and Givens, junior goalkeeper would garner her first save of the night on a Pioneer shot in the game's 13th minute. Thomas saved the shot from in the middle of the net.
- It wouldn't take long for Centre to extend their lead after the 1-0 score in the first half,
Bella Nelson slamming a score in the top-right section of the net off the rebound from
Annabel Justice's shot.
- After another shot on goal from Justice and two more shots from Francke and Nelson, the Pioneers would put themselves on the board with a goal in the 62nd minute of play.
- With less than five minutes until the end, senior
Buckley Sparks would have a wide-open cross perfectly place to sophomore
Alexis Kronenthal, the Crestwood, Ky., softly tapping the ball up in the air to lightly drop in the top-right corner of the net for Centre's third and final score of the day.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Nelson's goal for the Colonels marked her fourth of the season, her third goal in the last four games.
- Givens' goal to open the game marked a monumental moment for her, the score marking the first collegiate goal of her career.
- The career-firsts didn't stop with just Givens, Sparks' assist to Nelson was credited as the first combo in her career wearing the Gold & White uniform.
- The Colonels have been consistent on offense in the last three games, tossing 14 shots total in each contest during that time span.
- Centre continues their all-time win streak against the Pioneers, last facing them in the 2016 season where Destinie Graves scored the game-winning goal in the 31st minute.
UP NEXT
The Colonels will take the road the next two weeks for their upcoming matches, facing off against Denison in Granville, Ohio on Saturday, Sept. 16. That game will kick off at 3 p.m. ET.
