GEORGETOWN, Ky. — The 13th-ranked Lindsey Wilson women's soccer team defeated Mid-South Conference mate Georgetown (Ky.) 3-1 Saturday afternoon at Toyota Stadium.
With the victory, the Blue Raiders (9-3-1, 5-1-0 MSC) clinched a share of the MSC regular-season title, finishing conference play with a 5-1-0 record. This marks the second consecutive season Lindsey Wilson has won the regular-season crown and the 21st time overall.
The Tigers (6-6-3, 1-4-0 MSC) struck first, jumping out to a 1-0 lead on a goal by Laura Beumala off assists from Sophie Paul and Morgan Imhoff.
Less than five minutes later,
Ashiat Naluggwa found
Eva Cova for the equalizer to bringing the contest to 1-1. Lindsey Wilson maintained the momentum as
Norka Fergusson split the Georgetown defense and snuck one past the keeper, giving the Blue Raiders a 2-1 advantage in the 36th minute, an edge they would take into halftime.
Naluggwa came out of the break aggressive, firing a shot that sailed just high 57 seconds into the second period. The Blue Raiders stayed adamant with offensive pressure and registered a high volume of shots over the next 22 minutes but could not capitalize. Naluggwa finally broke the seal in the 78th minute, converting a penalty kick to get a 3-1 upper hand.
The Lindsey Wilson defense tamed the Tiger's offense in the second half, holding Georgetown to just one shot after the break. In the 72nd minute, Georgetown's Libby West sent a header into the box, but Blue Raiders goalkeeper
Demi Serman made the stop to record her 100th collegiate save. Lindsey Wilson outshot the Tigers 27-4 overall and 11-4 in shots on-goal.
With Saturday's victory, the Blue Raiders improve to 44-1-3 all-time against Georgetown.
Lindsey Wilson wraps up its regular-season at 6 p.m. CT Wednesday, Oct. 21, against Georgia Gwinnett (5-7-1).
