SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Citadel made it a weekend sweep with its upstate opponents after shutting out host Wofford, 1-0, on Sunday.
Ashley Frank's score in the 50th minute provided all the offense the team needed as
Brie Sikes collected her second straight solo shutout win in goal following Thursday's 2-0 triumph at Furman.
Game Information
Score: The Citadel 2, Wofford 0
Records: The Citadel (8-5, 3-2), Wofford (6-5-3, 1-2-2)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C.
All-Time Series: Wofford leads 17-4-2
How it Happened
- 50' – A corner kick chance led to Ashley Frank drilling her ball to the bottom left corner off a header from Suzuka Yosue.
Inside the Box Score
- Head coach Ciaran Traquair earned his 50th career win at The Citadel, further distinguishing himself as the winningest coach in program history.
- Ashley Frank's game-winner gives her four goals on the season to tie for the team lead in goals.
- Suzuka Yosue now has two straight matches with an assist, boosting her school-record career total to 32. She also moved into sole possession of second all-time at The Citadel in points with 74, passing Vanessa Aponte (2010-12, '14) and now five points away from reaching Mariana Garcia (2010-13). Yosue leads the SoCon with eight assists this year and third with 16 points.
- Brie Sikes had two saves to log her second straight shutout and improve to 4-2 on the season and 2-0 in conference play. The Bulldogs defense hasn't given up a goal in the last 205 minutes.
- This is The Citadel's sixth shutout of the season and fifth in its last seven matches. The school record for shutouts is eight set in 2021.
The SoCon Scope
- The Bulldogs, now 3-2 in league play, sit in third place in the conference standings behind Chattanooga (4-0-1) and ETSU (3-2-1). The Citadel lost to those two by one-goal decisions.
Up Next
The Citadel has two home SoCon matches this week, starting Tuesday with a makeup date against Western Carolina at 3 P.M. after their original date of Sept. 29 was postponed due to Hurricane Ian. They then host Mercer Friday at 3 P.M. All games will be played at WLI Field and broadcast on ESPN+.