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Sunday, September 2
Wilmington, N.C.
2:00 p.m.
Davidson College
1-3-0
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at
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UNC Wilmington
2-2-1
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2
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Davidson
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2
UNCW
1
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3
Stephanie Piperno
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Davidson Battles, Falls in the End to UNC Wilmington 3-2
9/2/2012 9:57:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
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WILMINGTON, N.C. — UNC Wilmington's Stephanie Rose led a three-goal charge with a goal and two assists during the spurt as Davidson was unable to overcome the rally after taking the early advantage, falling 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in women's soccer action at the UNCW Soccer Stadium.
The Wildcats (1-3-0) were not fazed to start the game after a two-hour delay due to weather as they struck first. Sophomore Stephanie Piperno collected a loose ball at the top of the box and fired a shot that deflected off a UNCW defender and into the goal for the game's first tally. It was Piperno's first goal of the season and seventh of her career.
The lead lasted until the 36th minute when UNCW (2-2-1) started a three-goal rally, sparked by Rose. The forward setup Morgan Leyble's goal with a pass inside the box where Leyble buried a shot into the lower left-hand corner of the net.
After the halftime break, Rose broke up the 1-all tie with a strike at the 56:59 mark in the second half. She helped finish off the three-goal spurt when she along with Stephanie Bronson assisted on Amanda Holmes' goal less than three minutes later.
Davidson did not back down. Tori Krause helped keep things close when she knocked home a loose ball on a goalmouth scramble for her second strike of the season at the 68:38 mark.
The Wildcats had one last good chance to tie the game in the final minutes, but freshman Sarah Tuggle's shot attempt on a breakaway opportunity went just wide of the goal.
Rachel Locke started in net and registered three saves before being replaced in the 65th minute by Renae Cairns, who finished with two stops of her own. Cairns pushed her scoreless streak now to 160 minutes to open the season.
Shots and corner kicks were fairly even, with UNCW holding just one advantage in each category at 16-15 (shots) and 6-5 (corners).
The Wildcats return home next weekend, Sept. 7-9, for a pair of contests at Alumni Stadium. They will take on ACC-foe Clemson Friday night at 7 p.m. and close the weekend out with a 2 p.m. contest against North Florida.
Scoring Summary
13:16 DAV Stephanie Piperno (1) (unassisted)
35:15 UNCW Leyble, Morgan (2) (Rose, Stephanie)
56:59 UNCW Rose, Stephanie (1) (Costa, Nicole)
59:36 UNCW Holmes, Amanda (1) (Bronson, Stephanie; Rose, Stephanie)
68:38 DAV Tori Krause (2) (unassisted)
Team Stats
DAV
UNCW
Goals
2
3
Shots
15
16
Shots on Goal
11
8
Saves
5
9
Corners
5
6
Fouls
10
11
Scoring Plays
Stephanie Piperno (1)
deflected shot from 18 yards on scrabmle
13:16
Leyble, Morgan (2)
Assisted By: Rose, Stephanie
blast into lower left corner from 16 yds
35:15
Rose, Stephanie (1)
Assisted By: Costa, Nicole
shot from left side on breakaway
56:59
Holmes, Amanda (1)
Assisted By: Bronson, Stephanie , Rose, Stephanie
shot from top of box on cross from 14
59:36
Tori Krause (2)
knocked home loose ball after corner
68:38
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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