MEMPHIS - The Christian Brothers University women's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to Tampa in its season opener, on Friday evening, at Signaigo Field. The game marked the first for new head coach
Julia Osmond.
FINAL SCORE:
TAMPA 1 (1-0)
CBU 0 (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
7' | The Lady Bucs had two shots in the opening seven minutes, including a header from
Flavia Iorio, off a corner, that was saved by the Tampa goalkeeper.
HALF | CBU outshot the visitors 5-3 in the opening half.
56' | Tampa scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 56th minute when Tali O'Leary took a long pass over the top of the defense and snuck a shot past CBU goalkeeper
Chloe Hillyer.
69' | The Lady Bucs had one of their best shots of the match when
Cammie Jernigan ripped a shot from long-range that went just over the crossbar.
90' | With 15 seconds left, CBU had a final shot but
Luisa Velten had her effort easily saved.
KEY STATS | NOTEABLES
- The Lady Bucs finished with an 11-8 advantage in shots. Both teams had three shots on goal.
- CBU is now 3-1-1 in its last five season-openers.
- Four CBU players had two shots each.
UP NEXT:
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Sunday, Sept. 3, when they host Missouri S&T for a non-conference matchup. Kickoff is set for 1 PM.