Women's Soccer Falls at Methodist, 2-1

Fayetteville, N.C. (Sept. 28, 2021) –  After battling to a scoreless tie in the first half, Methodist scored a late goal to take a 2-1 win over Pfeiffer University in a USA South women's soccer match at Duggins Stadium in Fayetteville, N.C. on Tuesday night.

THE BASICS
FINAL – Methodist def. Pfeiffer, 2-1

Records
Pfeiffer – 0-7 (0-2 USA South)
Methodist – 5-1 (2-0 USA South)

Location
Fayetteville, N.C. – Duggins Stadium

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Methodist opened the scoring after a scoreless first half when Natalia Marshall-Hewitt scored an unassisted goal in the 53^rd minute to take the 1-0 lead.

Pfeiffer's Julia Hayes (Waxhaw, N.C.) scored her first career goal in the 82^nd minute with an assist from senior Morgan Cecil (St. Cloud, Fla.) to knot the match at 1-1.

Methodist would score less than three minutes later when the Monarchs' Laura Harris scored her second of the season off assists from Rachel Johnson and Madison Brunson in what would be the eventual game-winner.

Falcon goalkeeper Britney Levy (Eustis, Fla.) made three saves in the loss while Methodist got one save from Mary Newman.

Up Next
Pfeiffer will be back in action on Saturday, Oct. 2 with a road matchup at N.C. Wesleyan.  Kickoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.