Aug 30, 2013

Final Stats

SPARTANBURG - The Coastal Carolina women's soccer team scored a pair of first-half goals and notched its first victory of the season with a 2-0 shutout of Wofford Friday night.

Junior Rylie Johnson and freshman Brianna Panico netted the goals 12 minutes apart in the opening half, helping the Chanticleers even their record at 1-1-1. Wofford fell to 0-2-1 with the loss.

Sophomores Camille Christie and Darbie Kelley assisted on the scores for Coastal, which came on its first two shots in the contest. Senior goalkeeper Megan Spencer recorded three saves for her second consecutive clean sheet.

Johnson got the Chants on the board just over 15 minutes into the game, coming up from her defensive position to head in a corner kick by Christie for her fourth career goal.

Wofford followed with three shot attempts, but Coastal blocked two of them and Spencer stopped the other. Panico then converted a pass from Kelley with a shot from the top of the 18-yard box for her first goal as a Chanticleer.

CCU finished the half strong, outshooting Wofford 5-1 over the final 13 minutes. The Chants' defense then limited the Terriers to just three shots in the second half.

Coastal finished the game with 12-9 edge in shots, including 7-3 on goal, and an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks. Panico led the Chanticleers in shots for the second straight game, putting all three of her attempts on net.

Coastal concludes its weekend road trip in Spartanburg on Sunday when it visits USC Upstate for a 1 p.m. game.