JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman (2-10, 0-7 SAC) women's soccer team suffered its seventh conference loss against Coker (5-9, 3-5 SAC) with a 2-0 final score.
"We possessed the ball really well," senior captain Sidnee Edwards said. "We were in their half for a majority of the game."
The match was tied 0-0 after 45 minutes of play. Four minutes into the second half, Jordan Roy scored her third goal of the season, unassisted, to give the Cobras a one goal lead.
Jenna Pacyna received a pass from Salina Maynard in the 82nd minute and shot it to the far left side to finalize the score at 2-0.
The Eagles outshot the Cobras 27 to seven and 14 to three in shots on goal. Coker's goalkeeper Liz Morris tallied 14 saves on the match.
"Their goalie played really well," Edwards said. "She knew where our players were, and she knew where to be."
Gabrielle Gianeselli (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Mikayla Gregg (Newport, Tenn.) each released five shots; Gregg placed three on target while Gianeselli had two on goal. Senior Maleya Garrison (Hendersonville, Tenn.) had three shots, all on frame, and senior fullback Susann Kneifel (Germany) took four shots.
The Eagles play host again for Wednesday's conference match against Mars Hill. Kickoff is at 5 p.m.
