Lady Cougars Fall 3-0 at Wright State in Opener


	Lady Cougar Soccer Game Recaps Lady Cougars Fall 3-0 at Wright State in Opener written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director BOXSCORE DAYTON, Ohio - The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's soccer team dropped a 3-0 non-conference decision at NCAA Division I Wright State University in the Lady Cougars' 2012 season opener on Monday night at Alumni Field. The host Lady Raiders (2-0) broke a scoreless tie in the 23rd minute when Emilie Fillion scored her second goal in as many matches as she followed up a rebound shot. Kalee Thompson was credited with an assist on the play as Wright State took the early 1-0 lead. Then, just before the half, Emily Reddington took a pass from Michelle Rick and scored to give the Lady Raiders a 2-0 lead in the 43rd minute. The score remained that way until the 64th minute when Fillion set up Ini Umotong for a goal to close out the scoring in what would be a 3-0 victory for Wright State. MVNU (0-1) managed just two shots in the game - one in each half - with neither of them being on goal. Meanwhile, the Lady Raiders managed 28 total shots with 12 of them being on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Lexus Andolino registered nine saves for the Lady Cougars, while Brooke McCurdy, Kelsey Deal, and Alex Hoferkamp combined to post the shutout in goal for Wright State. "(Wright State) is a fine Division I program," said MVNU coach Daniel Seiffert. "Last year, they made it to their conference championship finals, and they have been successful over a long time. We knew we had our work cut out for us, especially this early in the season. Playing teams of this caliber in our non-conference schedule is intentional and provides an excellent experience for our young team." "Our girls gave a tremendous effort tonight," Seiffert continued. "Part of our game plan was to limit quality shots by Wright State, and overall our girls did a good job in that area. I am so proud of how hard they worked. We will learn from this experience and it will certainly make us a better team. We will get back to work tomorrow as we look forward to our next match." MVNU will return to action a week from Tuesday when the Lady Cougars will travel across town to Kenyon College for a scrimmage that will be one final tuneup before jumping right into the rest of the season. That scrimmage is set for 2 p.m.

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