FREDERICK, Md.--Freshman Cara Jordan scored her third goal of
the season in the 67th minute and it proved to be all the Hood
College women's soccer team (3-8, 1-3 CAC) would need to record its
first-ever Capital Athletic Conference victory, 1-0, over visiting
Villa Julie College (6-5, 2-2 CAC) Thursday at Thomas Athletic
Field.
Villa Julie outshot Hood 21-11 on the day and the Mustangs were
awarded 11 corner kicks to Hood's one.
Sophomore Nikki Antalffy had a scoring chance denied when Mustang
keeper Casey Brown made a diving save to her left in the 60th
minute.
But despite the disparity in shots and corners, Jordan made one of
her team-leading six shots count seven minutes later when she
scored the first-ever tally by a Blazer women's soccer player in
CAC play. The native of Smithsburg, Md., blasted a shot from 12
yards out which Brown appeared to save, but the ball deflected off
her gloves and trickled into the net.
The Mustangs nearly knotted the score in the 69th minute when Rose
Phelan booted a corner kick into the box. After a scramble for
control, Lauren Healy sent the ball to the right corner of the net
but sophomore Laura Hines was in perfect position to reject the
shot and deny Villa Julie the equalizer.
Villa Julie had one last attempt in the final minute but an
indirect kick by Laura Robinson sailed high over the goal and the
Blazers hung on for the hard-fought victory.
Freshman netminder Rachelle Buhrman turned away nine shots in the
contest and recorded her third shutout of the season. In fact, all
three of Hood's victories this season have come via the
shutout.
Brown tallied five saves in the losing cause.
The Blazers look to make it three in a row Saturday at CAC foe
Gallaudet University at 1 p.m.