Marshall University Athletics
Toledo Takes 1-0 Decision Over Marshall
9/12/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Sept. 12, 2008
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TOLEDO, Ohio - The Marshall University's women's soccer squad fell to the reigning Mid-American Conference Champion, the University of Toledo, 1-0, Friday evening, at Scott Park. The Thundering Herd dropped to 2-1-2 while the Great Lakes Region 15th-ranked Rockets improved to 3-1-0 so far this season.
"Toledo is a strong and solid soccer team," Marshall's interim head coach Kevin Long said. "This was a good test for us and I felt we responded well."
The lone goal of the match came in the 36th minute from a Rachel White cross to Kristen Lynn.
Sophomore forward Erika Duncan (Easthaven, Scotland) registered two shots, one on goal. Duncan has taken 13 shots, seven on goal so far this season.
Freshman Angela DeSumma (Doylestown, Pa.) also had two shots, with one being on goal. The midfielder so far has 10 shots, five on goal this season.
Forward Molly Snead (Cincinnati, Ohio) tallied two shots, one on goal. The junior has 12 shots, with nine being on goal so far for the season.
Freshman forward Katie Ball (Louisville, Ky.) recorded one shot, which improved her season shots to nine with seven being on goal.
The Rockets tallied eight shots, with four being on goal.
Co-captain keeper Liz Orton (Fort Collins, Colo.) stopped three shots in the loss. The junior has registered 210 saves so far in her three-year career.
Toledo's Vicki Traven also had three saves in her 90 minutes of play.
"We weren't as successful in creating shots like we did last weekend," Coach Long added. "But we have another chance for a victory, Sunday."
With the victory, the Rockets improved its all-time series lead over the Herd, 7-1, which dates back to 1998.
Marshall will continue its road trip against MAC tournament runner-up, BGSU, Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Cochrane Field. The Herd and the Falcons (2-2-2) have met seven times in school history with BGSU leading 4-1-2. The first meeting dates back to the Herd's inaugural season, which the orange and brown took a 1-0 victory. The most recent result was in 2004 after a 1-1 draw in overtime at Bowling Green.
GameTracker will be available for Sunday's match by clicking the Marshall women's soccer schedule.
Herd fans can view and purchase photos from the 2008 women's soccer season at http://herdsportsphotos.exposuremanager.com/ under "2008 Women's Soccer."
