Bishops split at Meredith College Women's Soccer Classic

Raleigh, NC - After a loss to host Meredith on Saturday, the Bishop women's soccer team of North Carolina Wesleyan rebounded with a 7-0 shutout of Salem College on Sunday to earn a two-game split at the 2006 Meredith College Classic. Sophomore Reva McCloud (pictured) scored the eventual gamewinner less than five minutes in to snap a three-game scoreless streak for Wesleyan.  The Bishops are now 5-9-1 on the season.

Freshman Meredith Hester scored two goals and notched an assist, while sophomore Rachel Rosenbarker also tallied two scores for the Bishops.  Tori Tenner and Eva Benavides rounded out Wesleyan's goal-scorers, both unassisted.

Aubrey Bonorden and Tenner also recorded assists for Wesleyan, who out-shot the Spirits 17-2 on the day.  The Bishops held a 3-0 lead at the half.

Sarah Hess and Bryanne Godfrey split time between the posts for NCWC with Hess making one save.  Salem goalies Laura Young and Jenna Wolff combined to make six saves for the Spirits.

Wesleyan dropped Saturday's match to the regionally-ranked Angels by a 11-0 score.

The Bishops will travel to Averett University on Friday for a 3:00 p.m. conference match-up with the Cougars.  Friday will serve as the final regular season match of 2006 for Wesleyan, whose USA South Tournament will begin on Tuesday, October 31st.