Nicole Ley
Made two saves in
Lenoir-Rhyne's 2-0
loss to Catawba Friday
(November 2, 2007)

November 2, 2007

Catawba Women’s Soccer Downs Lenoir-Rhyne, 2-0, In The Semifinals Of The Food Lion SAC Tournament

Bears end the year with a 7-10-3 record

Rock Hill, S.C. – The Catawba College Women’s Soccer Team (14-4-2) shut out Lenoir-Rhyne College (7-10-3), 2-0, in the semifinals of the 2007 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament Friday evening at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C.

Catawba is the third seed in the tournament while Lenoir-Rhyne was seeded seventh. With the victory, Catawba moves onto the championship match on Sunday at 3:30 p.m., against Lincoln Memorial University.

After a scoreless first half, Catawba got on the board in the 56th minute when Lauren Whiteley (Greensboro, N.C.) scored off a throw in. Tasha Wilheim (Mt. Savage, Md.) assisted on the play as her throw-in bounced through the box to the far post where Whiteley kicked it in for the 1-0 lead.

The Lady Indians extended their lead in the 69th minute when Alexandra Beshk (Mission Viejo, Ca.) connected for her 15th goal of the season. Beshk received a pass from Wilhelm in the left side of the box and knocked it into the upper 90 for a 2-0 lead.

Kathleen Blake (Greensboro, N.C.) had two saves in the game, both coming in the second half, on way to her fifth shutout of the season.

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