LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- Covenant women's soccer fell in their home opener, 4-1, to a strong Berry squad on Tuesday evening at Scotland Yard.
The lone goal for the Scots (0-3-0) was the first career goal for sophomore
Aggie Gordon, who fired one from another area code on the right side into the back of the net, barely beating the outstretched hand of Vikings (2-0-0) keeper Riley Wilson.
The first half was competitive one for Covenant, who, after letting up an 11th minute goal from Gianna Maimone, got some help with three saves from
Bronwyn Kickasola, and put some pressure on the Berry defense with shots by
Blythe Jelley and
Emma Anderson late in the half. The half ended 1-0 in favor of Berry.
However, the Vikings offense got going early in the second half, getting a pair of goals in a span of five minutes, one from Giselle Aitken and one from Sierra Christensen, to make it 3-0. They tacked on a fourth in the 81st minute from Emily Wagoner to put the match out of reach.
Aimee Babb and
Lila Wiley attempted to get something going offensively in that stretch, as Babb was able to get two shots on net, but could not sneak one through. Finally, in the 84th minute, Gordon turned suddenly and whistled one prefectly over everyone and into the net to pay off all the offensive effort.
That would be all Covenant would manage, however, freshman keeper
Maggie Jamison made her collegiate debut and picked up her first save in the 89th minute.
The Vikings' starting keeper, Kate Hill, made two saved in her 80:50 of play, while Kickasola saved five shots for the Scots.
UP NEXT
The Scots travel to Kentucky to face old conference rival Berea on Saturday at 1 p.m.
CONNECT WITH THE SCOTS
Be sure to follow the Scots all season long on athletics.covenant.edu and on social media at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for up-to-date scores, news and other information.
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