Sat, Sept. 29, 2007

Winona Lake,  Indiana  --  USF fell behind 2-0 at half time and never recovered as the Grace Lancers defeated the Cougars for the first time in school history.  . 

Grace scored their first goal in the 5th minute on a corner kick that the Cougars could not clear. Just four minutes later,  Aubrey Evans beat 2 USF midfielders and launched a shot just over the reach of USF keeper Stacey Rider.  Grace took the 2-0 lead into halftime.         

The first 10 minutes of the second half belonged to the Cougars but they just could not score.  Grace finally broke through on a counter goal in the 58th minute.  Before USF could regroup, Grace took a shot that deflected into the side netting to finish their scoring at 4.  USF scored a late goal when senior Ashley Henry collected a pass from fellow senior Abby Bigelow and drove a shot into the upper corner.       

"I give the credit to Grace.  They came out with heart and energy and played a great game.  They were by far the best team on the field today"  Coach Nuber commented after the match.  

-- GO USF --