FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Montevallo women's soccer's postseason run came to an end after falling to No. 2 seed Nova Southeastern, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon.
Montevallo fired the games' first shot off the foot of
Lainey Farabaugh in the open 90 seconds before
Lara Brewis added a second shot at the two-minute mark. Senior keeper
Jolie Cazale tallied her first save of the night in the fifth minute to keep the game knotted at 0-0. The Falcons' keeper added a second save in the 23
rd minute just before
Morgan Goehring nearly put the Falcons on top but was turned aside by the NSU goalie. In the 34
th minute,
Katelynn Kott saw a scoring chance but missed the mark high. Cazale finished the half with two more saves to send the game to the break in a 0-0 tie.
Cazale added her fifth save of the night in the 58
th minute to keep the Sharks off the board. NSU took three more shots over the next 12 minutes before taking a 1-0 lead in the 73
rd minute. The Falcons saw a pair of scoring chances over the next nine minutes with two corners but couldn't find the back of the net. In the 88
th minute, Goehring saw the Falcons' final chance with her second shot on goal but couldn't find the back of the net. With no more chances left in the final two minutes, Montevallo's season came to an end with a 1-0 loss to Nova Southeastern.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 0 | Nova Southeastern 1
Records: Montevallo 13-7-2 (8-2-2 GSC) | Nova Southeastern 16-0-4 (7-0-3 SSC)
Location: NSU Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
GAME NOTES
- Nova Southeastern outshot Montevallo 18-10 on the day with the Sharks taking a 6-2 advantage in shots on goal.
- Each side took a total of six corners with Montevallo winning one in the first half and five in the second.
- Montevallo finished the season with 13 victories to mark the fourth season in a row and the fifth in the last seven seasons Montevallo has posted 10 or more wins.
- Morgan Goehring highlighted Montevallo's attack with a team-high three shots and a pair on goal in 89 minutes of action.
- Five Falcons played all 90 minutes in Jolie Cazale, Lara Brewis, Shelby Irwin, Tessa Harrington and Isabel Dillehay.
