NEW ORLEANS, La.- No. RV Women's Soccer (1-1-1) edges past No. RV Xavier University of Louisiana (1-1-1) 1-0, Friday afternoon.
The Bees weathered an aggressive opening attack from the Gold Nuggets in a scoreless first half.
Saga Bryntesson turned away all three shots on target she faced in the opening 45 minutes to keep Xavier off the scoreboard. SCAD broke through in the 53rd minute when forward
Cali Wuestefeld delivered a pass to
Haidyn Jenkins, who converted the game-winning strike past Xavier goalkeeper Luisa Bella for her first goal of the season.
SCAD dominated the tempo in the second half, outshooting the Gold Nuggets 7-2 and holding Xavier without a single shot on goal over the final 45 minutes. The defensive line neutralized the Xavier attack, while SCAD put eight of its nine total shots on frame and earned a 2-0 advantage in corner kicks during the second period to secure the win.
SCAD finished the match outshooting Xavier 9-6 overall and 8-3 in shots on goal, while holding a 2-0 edge in corner kicks. Bryntesson made three saves across 90 minutes of action to earn the clean sheet victory, while Xavier goalkeeper Luisa Bella collected seven saves. This is the first shutout of the season in goal for Bryntesson. Jenkins led the offensive attack with three shots on goal alongside her game-winner, with additional shots on frame recorded by
Aleca Garcia Velaza,
Hannah Burchfield,
Indra Njoo,
Wilma Hedenberg,
Charlotte Apodaca and
Lovisa Henell.
The Bees are back in action to host Thomas University on Sunday, August 30 at 2 p.m.
