By Matthew D. Stokes, BerryVikings.com Lead Writer

ROME, Ga. – Berry's women's soccer lost, 2-1, to Southern Athletic Association foe Sewanee on Friday afternoon at Ford Field. The Vikings, however, had the edge in shots, 16-9.

Sewanee got on the board first as the result of an own goal by Berry at 8:13. Leading 1-0 at halftime, Sewanee tacked on another score via a Jamie Samociuk corner kick that curved right into the goal at 56:13.

Berry did manage to score its first goal since Sept. 11. At 64:45 freshman Kari Detscher booted home the ball after receiving a pass from sophomore Cori Wagner.

Junior Blair Shupenko took the loss for Berry and made two saves. Olivia Glascoe tallied eight saves on her way to earning the win for Sewanee.

Berry's record now stands at 2-8-1 overall and 0-3-1 in SAA competition. Sewanee advances to 7-6 and 3-1.

"We gave up two of the weirdest goals that I've seen in a long time," said Berry Head Coach Lorenzo Canalis. "One positive from this game is that the group is staying united."

Next Friday Berry will return to action when it travels to play Birmingham-Southern at 6 p.m.