Hunt's pair of goals secures weekend split for Bishop women

Raleigh, NC - Freshman Lydia Hunt tallied a pair of goals on Saturday afternoon, leading her North Carolina Wesleyan women's soccer team to a
3-0 victory over Peace College in Raleigh. Hunt (pictured) netted the eventual gamewinner at the 38:37 mark and later notched her second score in 88th minute. Unfortunately, the Battling Bishops dropped a 5-1 contest at Meredith on Sunday en route to the weekend split.

Hunt's goals against Peace sandwiched a score by Kellie Simons in the 62nd minute.  Senior Meredith Hester was credited with an assist on the play.  As
a team, NCWC held an 18-14 lead in shots and a 6-3 advantage in corners.

Defensively, freshman keeper Tiina Rastiola recorded her first collegiate shutout, finishing with seven saves in the match.

Against Meredith on Sunday, Wesleyan struck first with a goal by Hanna-Leena Kokkonen at the 10:31 mark on Hester's second helper of the weekend.  The Angels, however, knotted the score just 25 seconds later on a score by Kristy Knight. Alex Calvert's header off the corner gave Meredith a 2-1 lead at intermission.

Knight scored MC's first goal of the second half before Calvert proceeded to complete a hat trick with two more scores. The Angels out-shot the Bishops 20-2 in the match with Rastiola tallying four saves.

Wesleyan (4-10, 2-4 USAC) takes a break from USA South action on Wednesday when they travel to the University of Mary Washington for a 4:00 p.m. match-up with the Eagles.
 

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