Wildcats blank Patriot Women 5-0

DAVIDSON, NC -  Davidson College scored with 47 seconds left before halftime and went on to add four second-half goals to claim a 5-0 non-conference win over Francis Marion University, Sunday afternoon (Sept. 6) in women's soccer action.

The Patriots (0-6-0) will return to action on Sunday (Sept. 13) with a 2 p.m. home match against Presbyterian College.

The match was scoreless until just before halftime when Davidson (2-3-0) took a 1-0 lead on an own goal.

FMU senior Angela Salem, junior Ashley Van Laethem, and sophomore Kiley Williams all recorded shots-on-goal in the first half, but Davidson goalkeeper Loring Ward stopped each of them.

The Wildcats then scored 1:39 into the second stanza and added goals in the 57th, 65th and 85th minutes.  Four different Wildcats accounted for the scores.

Davidson outshot Francis Marion 27-7 and led 7-0 in corner kicks.

Patriot sophomore goalkeeper Casey Durham registered 10 saves.

Francis Marion Univ. vs Davidson (Sep 6, 2009 at Davidson, N.C.)

Davidson (2-3-0) def. Francis Marion Univ. (0-6-0) 5-0

Date: Sep 6, 2009   Attendance: 321

Weather: mixed clouds and warm

Goals by period         1  2  Tot

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Francis Marion Univ.  0  0 -  0

Davidson............       1  4 -  5

SCORING SUMMARY:

1-0. 44:13 DAV Rachel Newmister (1) (unassisted) - header into empty net, own goal

2-0. 46:39 DAV Allison Drutchas (1) (unassisted) - shot to far post off free kick

3-0. 56:52 DAV Blakely Low (2) (unassisted) - beat defender in center of field and sho

4-0. 64:33 DAV Rachel Barnett (1) (unassisted) - shot drilled from about 25-yards out

5-0. 84:41 DAV Callan Elswick (1) (Rachel Newmister)-shot to near post off misplay by def

Shots: Francis Marion 7, Davidson 27 ; Saves: Francis Marion 10 (Casey Durham 10), Davidson 4 (Loring Ward 4)