September 28, 2002

The Citadel (2-5-1) defeated Southern Virginia (6-3), 3-2 Saturday afternoon at Summerall Field. Lauren Merchant who posted two goals on the day led the Bulldogs.

Merchant scored her first goal five minutes into the match with a little help from Rose Rodriguez and Kelly Pesterfield. Southern Virginia's Liz Bates knotted the score at 1-1 at the :25 minute mark. The Citadel's Julie Austin answered finding the back of the net with an assist coming from the foot of Sydney LaQuey right before the half.

In the second half, Merchant again led the Bulldog offense scoring from five yards out. The Knight's Bates strived to send it into overtime but could only make up one goal that came with only a minute to go in the match.

The story of the game came down to shots. The Bulldogs got off 29 total shots to Southern Virginia's six. Surprisingly, the Knights did not commit a single foul, but The Citadel compiled 14 in the win.

At the goalkeep, Martha Skinner stopped five balls from crossing the goal. The Knights, Sonnet Dunn was able to stop a total of 10.

The Citadel will be in action again on Monday, September 30 at Stoney Field adjacent to The Citadel campus at 7:00 p.m. versus South Carolina State.