Murray State University Athletics
Racer Soccer Drops 2-1 Exhibition Contest To Mercer
8/16/2008 5:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
The Murray State Women's Soccer team played in very hot conditions Saturday in
The Racers had some other scoring chances in the remaining 27 minutes but could not take the lead.
Mercer scored goals in the 6th and 72nd minute for the 2-1 final.
“Today was a good opportunity for us to see what we have to work on before next Friday,” MSU Head Coach Beth Acreman said. “We have to find the same mentality that we had last year, that is playing as hard as we can until the final whistle blows.”
“There were some outstanding contributions today from both of our goalkeepers, Tara Isbell and Katrina Goscha,” Acreman added. “Melisa Curry, Sophie Hargreaves, Nicole Evans, and Jenna Fioranelli had outstanding contributions too.”
Isbell made eight saves in the first half, while Katrina Goscha made five saves in the second half.
The Racers' season opener with
Acreman has specific goals to accomplish before then.
“We need to be tactically savvy and play to what the opponent gives us,” Acreman said. “All of our new players will learn a lot from this exhibition.”
