BREVARD, N.C. – The Brevard College Tornados women's soccer team (6-1-1, 6-1 USAS) defeated LaGrange College (2-5, 2-5 USAS), 2-0 in a USA South Conference match on Sunday afternoon at Ives-Lemel Family Field.
Sunday's match was Senior Day for the Tornados as five graduating seniors were recognized for their exceptional careers at BC. Rebeccah Rojas, Hannah Weatherall, Sallie Riggan, Brenna Innis, and Amy Juarez were all celebrated during a pre-game ceremony.
Rojas (6-1-1), a senior goalkeeper from Murrieta, California picked up her sixth shutout of the season and contributed with two saves. Sophomore forward and reigning USA South Player of the Week Ashley Royster scored both goals for the Tornados. Royster's first goal was assisted by Innis and Jessica Tenjhay, with her second goal coming after a dish from Taylor Richardson.
Brevard outshot the Panthers, 13-3, and the Tornados won three corner kicks in the contest.
Royster scored her first goal through a ball played by Innis, who was played in by Tenjhay, in the 13th minute of action. The sophomore forward from Mooresville, North Carolina then scored her second from a Taylor Richardson pass that found Royster inside the box on the left side. Royster then looped the ball over the LaGrange goalkeeper into the back of the net, doubling the Tornado lead in the 34th minute of play. Brevard's defense, anchored by a backline consisting of Lena Hatter, Emma White, Abbie Worsencroft, and Autumn Wright, proceeded to shut down the Panthers for the remainder of the contest.
The Tornados are currently on a six-game unbeaten streak where the Tornados have outscored their opponents 14-1. BC's 6-1-1 start through the season's first eight contests is the best start to a season in BC's NCAA-era of women's soccer. Brevard's .857 win percentage is BC's best to-date in the NCAA-era and the Tornados are far-and-away enjoying their best-ever conference campaign with a 6-1 mark in USA South action this season.
Brevard now turns its attention to the teams' final USA South Conference regular-season match against the Piedmont College Lions on Friday, March 26 in Demorest, Georgia at 7 p.m. The Tornados and Lions will be battling for the right to host a USA South Conference West Division Tournament game, with Brevard currently sitting in second place in the USA South West Division – one spot higher than Piedmont in the standings.
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