Posted: Feb 21, 2021
BREVARD, N.C. - The Brevard College women's soccer team (2-1, 2-1 USAS) scored three consecutive goals in a come-from-behind, 3-1 victory over USA South Conference rival Berea College (0-2, 0-2 USAS) on Sunday afternoon at Ives-Lemel Family Field.
Freshman Taylor Richardson scored two goals, while junior Emma White also found the back of the net to pace the BC offense. Senior midfielder Abbie Petrosky added an assist.
Berea opened the scoring in the tenth minute with a goal on a counter-attack by Alanis Daugherty, assisted by Abigail Hansford.
The Mountaineers would hold on to their 1-0 lead for the next 24 minutes despite several offensive challenges by the host Tornados.
In the 34th minute, the Brevard offense finally broke through as Petrosky found Richardson with a well-placed pass that led to the reigning USA South Conference Rookie of the Week who has tallied three scores in just three career games as a collegiate student-athlete.
The game remained tied at 1-1 through intermission until a free-kick opportunity for the Tornados in the 65th minute. The direct kick from outside the penalty box was handled brilliantly by White who placed the ball past the goalkeeper at the near post.
Ten minutes later, Richardson delivered again with her second goal of the contest, capitalizing on a loose ball in front of the net to give Brevard its third straight goal and a 3-1 advantage.
The Tornados were dominant in team statistical categories, outshooting Berea 25-2 in the contest and holding the Mountaineers to zero shots in the second half. Brevard tallied 11 corner kicks, while Berea did not have a corner in the entire match.
Reigning USA South Defensive Player of the Week Rebeccah Rojas (2-1-0) was once again the winning goalkeeper in the contest, registering one save with limited shot attempts against the senior goalkeeper.
Next up for the Tornados is a conference road match at Agnes Scott on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. in Decatur, Georgia.
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