HARDEEVILLE, S.C. – The No. 12 SCAD women's soccer team remains undefeated with a 3-1 upset win over No. 6 Keiser University at home on Wednesday.
RECORDS: The Bees improve to 7-0-0, 3-0-0 SUN, while the Seahawks are now 3-3-1, 1-2-0 SUN.
DID YOU KNOW? The last time SCAD defeated Keiser was in 2015.
HOW IT HAPPENED: The Bees got on the board early when
Abigail Siddall found the back of the net to give them a 1-0 lead in the fifth minute.
Berglind Baldursdottir started the run with a defensive win and passed it up the left sideline to
Sydney Chura, who crossed it to a waiting
Abigail Siddall.
With 14 seconds remaining in the first half, Keiser scored to knot the game at one-all.
The Bees took the 2-1 lead in the 52
nd minute as
Sydney Chura worked the ball through the defense to earn the assist when
Ines Sommer out-paced her defender to get the open shot, putting it in the bottom right of the goal.
Abigail Siddall added the insurance goal with just over 10 minutes remaining.
Sydney Chura earned her third assist on the night when she played the ball from the right side of the box to Siddall, on the left, who lobbed it over the goalie to give SCAD the 3-1 lead.
The Bees' defense remained strong, only letting one more shot on goal in the game's final minutes to give SCAD the 3-1 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: Goalie
Katelynn Balsiger had a great night, earning a career-high 12 saves while only allowing one goal in her 90 minutes of work.
Abigail Siddall totaled two goals on two shots on goal while
Ines Sommer tallied one goal on one shot on goal.
Sydney Chura had three assists while
Berglind Baldursdottir totaled one.
Aleca Garcia Velaza took the Bees' remaining shot on goal.
WHAT'S NEXT? The Bees will host Ave Maria University on Saturday, September 23 at 11:00 AM. Come out and show your support! Wear your most outrageous hat for Crazy Hat Day!