Late goal by Emory & Henry sends Wesleyan to 2-1 defeat

Emory, VA - After fighting to a 1-1 tie through 85 minutes of play, the Wasps of Emory & Henry College sent North Carolina Wesleyan to a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat with a late goal in Monday afternoon's non-conference women's soccer action. The score came with just 4:38 remaining and leaves the Bishops with a 3-6-0 record on the season. With the win, EHC improves to 8-4-0 overall.

The Wasps took an early 1-0 lead with a goal in the 26th minute by Loren Favale. NCWC's Hanna-Leena Kokkonen tallied an unassisted goal at the 43:50 mark to tie the score at 1-1 heading into intermission. An evenly played match throughout, it was Favale who struck again in the 86th minute to provide the heroics for EHC.

The Wasps out-shot the Bishops 15-11 in the match, but Wesleyan held the advantage in shots-on-goal with seven on the day. EHC keeper Hayley Poland made five saves to go along with one team save to preserve the win.

NCWC goalies Tiina Rastiola and Sarah Hess split time in goal and each gave up one score, combining for four saves on the day.

Wesleyan returns to action on Saturday at home when Greensboro College visits Rocky Mount. Game time is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Scalf Field.
 

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