NCWC women celebrate Senior Day with 3-0 win over MBC

Rocky Mount, NC -  The NCWC women's soccer team celebrated its 2009 Senior Day in style on Sunday afternoon, earning a 3-0 victory over Mary Baldwin at Scalf Field. Prior to the match, head coach Beverly Biancur honored seniors Sarah Hess, Meredith Hester, Aubrey Bonorden, Tiara Joyner, Sarah Matulich, and Joanne Younblood (all pictured). The win capped an exciting weekend for the Bishops, who turned in a 1-1 draw versus Shenandoah on Saturday.

Wesleyan's seniors were instrumental in the Bishops' 1-0-1 weekend. Joyner tallied NCWC's lone goal versus the Hornets on Saturday on an assist from Hester, while Hester tallied a pair of scores against the Squirrels on Sunday, including the gamewinner. Bonorden added an assist on the second of Hester's scores, and Hess earned the shutout in goal.

Other Bishops enjoying productive weekends were Katri Snellman, Lauren Young, and Elizabeth Grantman.  Snellman assisted on Hester's gamewinning goal on Sunday, while Grantman tallied her first goal of the season on an assist by Young in the 84th minute.

Earlier in the week, the Bishops fell to nationally-ranked Mary Washington by a 6-0 score. Wesleyan now enters the final week of the regular season with a 5-11-1 overall record, including a 3-4-1 mark in USA South play. NCWC will host Christopher Newport University at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
 

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