Final Score: Lipscomb 2, Austin Peay 0
Location: Nashville Tenn. (Lipscomb Soccer Complex)
Records: Lipscomb 2-0, Austin Peay 0-2
The Short Story: Led by goals from
Kale'a Perry and
Cami Rogers, the Bisons powered past the Governors and earned their first clean sheet of the season in a game where Lipscomb dominated possession from start to finish on Sunday afternoon.
QUICK FACTS:
- Perry and Rogers each scored one goal while putting two more shots on target.
- CJ Graham kept her first clean sheet of the season while making two saves for the Bisons
- Lipscomb's Haley Williams led all participants with six shots in the match
- The Bisons outshot the Governors 26-3
- Lipscomb enjoyed 62% of possession
- The Bisons did not allow one shot the entire second half
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- From the opening kick the Bison's dominated possession while firing three shots on target in the first seven minutes of play.
- In the 28th minute of play, Kale'a Perry received a ball just ten yards from half-field. The redshirt freshman dribbled past two defenders, down the left wing, and rifled a shot into the roof of the net to give the Bisons a one-goal advantage.
- The second half was once again dominated by the Bisons as they held Austin Peay without a shot in the final 45 minutes.
- Lipscomb struck again in the 64th minute as Emily Patti played an arching ball into the 18-yard box for Rogers. The captain took her chance with class and buried the ball in the low corner to double the Bisons lead.
NOTABLE:
- Perry's goal is the first of her career as a Bison
- The opening goal is the only unassisted goal of the young season for Lipscomb
- Patti records her third career assist
HEAD COACH KEVIN O'BRIEN
"Wonderful win. Sundays are always really difficult, especially hot, sunny 1:00 kick-offs like today. The girls came in with the right mentality. We respect every team we play. Austin Peay has some great players, and we knew it would be a tough game."
"From start to finish I really thought we were the aggressor. To play that way in the heat is really difficult so the way we applied ourselves and rotated the squad was a real success. I am really proud of [the girls] and excited to start the season the way we have."
"There was a lot of emphasis on the first five minutes of the second half because that is where we conceded to Mississippi State…There wasn't any doubt in my mind that we probably wouldn't give up a goal because we talked about it a lot and I thought the girls responded and understood the implications of starting the half well"
"What you take away is that we really have a lot of depth and a lot of talent. We are still trying to figure it out…we have girls that came in today and did really well for themselves…they are going to have their opportunities to compete and get in games, so the hope is that within a few weeks from now we know what our top group is and how we rotate."
UP NEXT:
The Bisons hit the road for the first time this season when they travel to play Miami on Thursday, August 26 at 6 p.m. central time.
