MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - The Berry College women's soccer team suffered a 2-0 defeat to the Centre College Colonels Friday night at Bob Pearson Field.
The Vikings fall to 6-4 (1-1 SAA) this season, while the Colonels improve to 5-2-3 (1-0 SAA).
The first half was a stalemate between the two teams with the Colonels controlling the pace throughout. They outshot the Vikings 10-4 in the first half and got five corner kicks compared to Berry's one.
However, Kate Hill made three saves to keep Centre off the scoreboard and the defense held its own alongside her as the teams went into halftime tied 0-0.
The Vikings came out hot to start the second half. Gianna Maimone and Laina Engelbart took good shots at the net but both missed wide. The Colonels responded afterwards with a goal in the 48th minute from Aida Bell to take the lead 1-0, her third of the season.
Berry spent the next 15 minutes looking for the equalizer, but the Colonels kept them at arms length to maintain the lead.. They kept control of the ball down the stretch and then Zara McCarthy added another Centre goal in the 64th to the upper right corner of the net to make it 2-0.Â
The Vikings continued to compete in the final minutes of the match, and managed to get shot on goal from Regan Wiley at 77:24, but it has saved by Madeline Redmon. The final horn sounded and the Colonels came away with the 2-0 win.
Berry was outshot 16-10 overall and 8-1 in shots on goal. They only had one corner kick, while the Colonels had nine. McCarthy led the way with a goal and an assist for the visitors. Meanwhile for the Vikings, Maimone led the team with three shots and Hill made six saves in net. Those six saves were the third most she's made in any game this season thus far.
The Vikings start a four-game road trip next Friday, October 9 against Rhodes at 3:30 p.m.
