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Katherine Arroyo scored two goals, including the game-winning PK Friday night.
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Miss. Valley State MVSU (0-1-0)
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Winner The Citadel CIT (1-0-0)
Miss. Valley State MVSU
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The Citadel CIT
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Miss. Valley State MVSU 2 0 2
The Citadel CIT 2 3 5

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer Opens Season With 5-2 Win Over Devilettes

MACON, Ga. – For the third year in a row, The Citadel women's soccer team won the season opener as the Bulldogs defeated Mississippi Valley State 5-2 in a neutral-site game at Mercer's Betts Stadium. Redshirt junior Katherine Arroyo logged the game-winning goal in the 47th minute off a penalty kick.

Game Information
Score: The Citadel 5, MVSU 2
Records: The Citadel (1-0), MVSU (0-1)
Series: The Citadel leads 1-0
Location: Betts Stadium, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia

Key Plays
  • 10:19 – Logan Dix scored the first goal of the 2018 season off an assist from the tandem of freshmen Mel Mikoy and Emily Mason. Mason set up the play with a corner kick into the box, Mikoy then headed the ball to the waiting Dix for the finish.
  • 26:00 – Kessy Bradshaw scored off an assist from Dix. Dix had a shot that was saved by the MVSU keeper, but it rebounded to the waiting Bradshaw.
  • 29:25 – Karenth Zabala-Terrazas scored the first goal of the game for MVSU.
  • 34:40 – Laadi Issaka ties the game at 2-all.
  • 46:01 – Hannah Roth was fouled in the box, setting up the first penalty kick of the season. Redshirt junior Arroyo put it in the right side of the net for the game-winner.
  • 58:08 – Arroyo scored her second goal of the game, collecting a ball that was batted around the box.
  • 68:51 – Roth notched her first goal of the season, cleaning up a rebounded shot from Bradshaw that was off the crossbar.

How it Happened
  • The Bulldogs came out firing on all cylinders with a shot by Roth in the first minute. By the end of the first half, the Bulldogs held a 12-6 advantage in shots and a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks.
  • After MVSU tied the game up near the end of the first half, it took the Bulldogs just over one minute into the second half to find the go-ahead goal in the form of Arroyo's game-winning PK.
  • Following the PK, Arroyo scored her second goal of the game nearly 12 minutes later to give the Bulldogs some breathing room.
  • The Bulldogs ended the game holding a 36-10 advantage in shots and a 23-5 advantage in shots on goal.

Notables
  • The win marks the third year in a row that the Bulldogs have won the season opener. It is the first time in program history that the 'Dogs have won the opener in three consecutive seasons.
  • The five goals scored by The Citadel are tied for seventh most for goals scored by a Bulldog team in a single game. The five goals scored are also the most scored by The Citadel since last season's opener, a 5-3 win over Hampton at Washington Light Infantry (WLI) Field (Aug. 18, 2017).
  • The 36 shots by the Bulldogs are tied for fifth most in program history for shots taken in a single game.
  • The 23 shots on goal are the second most shots on frame by a Citadel women's soccer program in a game.
  • The four assists are tied for fifth most in program by a Bulldog team in a single game.
  • With her two goals, Katherine Arroyo became the 20th player in program history to notch a multi-goal game.

Quotables
Head coach Ciaran Traquair – "This is a good win for us. We came here with the mindset that we could win this game and we talked to the team about having the mindset that we were going to leave here with a victory. Obviously, it went a little bit differently than we had planned for it to go, but we understand that they have a pair of talented forwards who we highlighted on our scouting report. We made a couple of individual errors that had us tied up at 2-2 at halftime, and that was concerning for us because if we didn't raise the standard there in the second half, then that very easily could have gone against us. But we talked to the team about their leadership at halftime and challenged them to raise the standard in the second half. I think we came out in the second half with a much better tempo and after we went up by two, we never looked back."

Redshirt junior forward Katherine Arroyo – "The first half, I felt like we had moments where we were playing very well together, but then we started making some mistakes late in the half. In the second half, we came out and played a lot more like we are capable of. We played as a team and that is what really helped us win."

Next Up
The Bulldogs will next open the home slate on Sunday, Aug. 19 with a 1 p.m. game against North Florida. The game between the Bulldogs and the Ospreys will be carried on ESPN+.

For more information and updates on The Citadel soccer team's season, visit CitadelSports.com and follow @CitadelWSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
 
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