Bishop women's soccer falls at home to Chowan, 5-0

Rocky Mount, NC - The North Carolina Wesleyan women's soccer team dropped a 5-0 contest to Division II Chowan University on Wednesday afternoon at Scalf Field. The Hawks took a 2-0 lead into intermission and went on to score three unanswered goals in the second half.  With the loss, the Bishops drop to 4-7-1 on the season, while Chowan now stands at 6-9 overall.

CU's Katie Perkins scored the eventual gamewinner in the sixth minute, unassisted. The goal was the first of two in the match for Perkins, who also scored the Hawks' third goal at the 55:19 mark.

Ashley Bradford also notched two scores for Chowan and added an assist on another. Meredith McCarthy netted the final goal of the contest in the 69th minute on Katie Duncan's second assist of the day.

Both teams managed 16 shots in the match. CU keeper Kristy Brown preserved the shutout by making six saves in 90 minutes of play. NCWC starter Sarah Hess allowed one goal and made one save in 17 minutes in goal before being relieved by senior Bryanne Godfrey. Godfrey proceeded to make four saves on 12 shots.

The Bishops return to action on Sunday when they travel to Methodist University. Game time is slated for 2:00 p.m. in Fayetteville.

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