Women's Soccer Falls Short at Coast Guard

Box Score

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Mitchell College women's soccer team lost a non-conference match-up at Coast Guard on Wednesday afternoon by a 2-1 final.

Coast Guard senior Katie Kurek and sophomore Erin Nolan each scored goals, both of which were assisted by sophomore Shannah Shelton. Sophomore Nikki Hoxie scored for Mitchell, her team-leading fourth goal of the season.

Kurek opened the scoring 18:23 into the match, her team-leading seventh goal of the season. Just over two minutes later Nolan tallied her first goal of the season for a 2-0 lead.

Hoxie scored in the 23rd minute to cut the Coast Guard lead in half, but that would be all the scoring in the game. The Bears beat Mitchell for the second straight season in the second all-time meeting between the two schools.

Coast Guard (2-4 overall) outshot Mitchell 19-10 and sophomore Mary Mills made six saves to pick up the win in goal for the Bears. Sophomore Brittany O'Neil made two saves in the first half for Mitchell (0-5 overall) while junior Morgan Lindsey had eight saves in the second half.

Mitchell will next host Albertus Magnus on Monday, September 21 at 4 p.m.