Racers All Smiles After Third Straight Win

Sunday, September 21

Cutchin Field

12 p.m.

Murray State

4-5

Northern Kentucky

3-3-2

Northern Ky.

Murray St.

Photo by: Murray State Sports Information

9/21/2014 4:17:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

The Murray State women's soccer team won for the third straight time Sunday in a 4-1 win over the Northern Kentucky Norse at Cutchin Field in Murray, Ky.

The Racer attack was constant and relentless as they outshot the Norse 15-7 and got four goals from four different players. Bronagh Kerins and Taylor Richerson each scored her first goal of the season, while Harriet Withers and Julie Mooney notched their fourth and seventh.

The Racers (4-5) finish up non-league play on a hot streak just in time to begin play in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Racers host Tennessee Tech at 3 p.m. Friday. MSU is also home Sunday to face Jacksonville State at 1 p.m.

MSU scratched the scoreboard first in the 17^th minute when Kerins picked up a loose NKU pass some 35 yards in front of the goal. She was one-on-one and chipped the ball past the keeper for a 1-0 MSU lead. Pavlina Nepokojova made her second assist of the season on the play.

NKU (3-3-2) scored in the 29^th minute to tie it, but the Racers scored again about two minutes later in the 32^nd minute when Mooney scored unassisted for a 2-1 lead .

In the second half, the Racers went ahead 3-1 in the 60^th minute when Richerson scored off a pass from Mooney and Withers tacked on another goal for a 4-1 lead in the 68^th minute. Her goal was unassisted.

The MSU defensive effort was stellar in holding NKU to only seven shots and largely kept the heat off of Racer goalkeeper Shelby Haworth. The freshman improved to 3-3 with the win as she saved the only shot on goal she faced in 90 minutes.

Match Notes: The Racers' three-game run marks their first since September 2012 when they defeated Alabama A&M, South Alabama and Austin Peay. In this three-game win streak, the Racers defeated Saint Louis by a 1-0 score (Sept. 14), beat IUPUI 3-1 on Friday and won today's match. During the streak, the Racers have outscored the opponent 8-2.

MSU has two win streaks of four coming from the 2007 and 2008 seasons. The program record win streak is five from the 2005 season. 2014 is the 14^th season of women's soccer after the program started in 2000.

The Racers have evened up their all-time series with Northern Kentucky. It now stands at 1-1-1.

Looking ahead to next weekend and the start of OVC play, the Racers are 8-7-1 against Tennessee Tech and have won eight of the last nine meetings including the last in 2013. Against JSU, the Racers have won the last two and are 7-3-1

The Revolution U11 soccer team, based out of Murray was a guest at today's MSU Soccer event. The team is made up of girls from both Calloway County and Henry County, Tenn. The Revolution is a competitive travel soccer team that plays in the Revolution Soccer Club in the Murray-Calloway County Soccer Association. The team is coached by Jessi Giles and Darren Jones. Girls from the team served as ball girls today as the Racers hosted NKU.