Friday, August 25
Lynchburg, Va.
6:00 PM ET
Liberty University
3-0-0, 0-0-0
2
vs
0
Tennessee Tech
0-2-1, 0-0-0
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Tennessee Tech
0
0
0
Liberty
0
2
2
Holland Leads Liberty to 2-0 Shutout at Home over Tennessee Tech, Improve to 3-0
8/25/2023 9:42:00 PM | Women's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lady Flames soccer team dominated possession to take down Tennessee Tech 2-0, Friday evening at Osborne Stadium.
Midfielder Saydie Holland scored the opening goal in the 69th minute and assisted on a goal by freshman Katy Gregson to seal the game.
Liberty controlled possession throughout the match, spending nearly 75 percent of the game in the attacking zone. The Lady Flames registered 17 shots in the contest and held the Golden Eagles to just two.
To open the scoring, Holland deposited a cross from Claire Valentine. The ball bounced around in the penalty box until it found Holland's right foot and the back of the net.
In the 85th minute, Liberty passed out of a corner that defender Haleigh Arostegui took near the corner of the 18-yard box to put a low cross through the middle. Holland redirected the pass right to Gregson's left foot to push the lead to 2-0.
Scoring Summary
69 – Liberty – Saydie Holland
85 – Liberty – Katy Gregson (Saydie Holland, Haleigh Arostegui)
Thoughts from Head Coach Lang Wedemeyer
"We got frustrated that we were not capitalizing on more of our chances but the fact that we kept persevering, we were relentless and got that break-open goal was big time."
Key Stats and Notes
Up Next
The Lady Flames take to the road for a match at UNCW (0-2) in Wilmington, N.C., Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. from the UNCW Soccer Stadium. The game will be streamed on FloFC. UNCW is coming off a 5-0 loss on Sunday to VCU, a foe Liberty beat 2-1 in the opening game of the season on Aug. 18.
Midfielder Saydie Holland scored the opening goal in the 69th minute and assisted on a goal by freshman Katy Gregson to seal the game.
Liberty controlled possession throughout the match, spending nearly 75 percent of the game in the attacking zone. The Lady Flames registered 17 shots in the contest and held the Golden Eagles to just two.
To open the scoring, Holland deposited a cross from Claire Valentine. The ball bounced around in the penalty box until it found Holland's right foot and the back of the net.
In the 85th minute, Liberty passed out of a corner that defender Haleigh Arostegui took near the corner of the 18-yard box to put a low cross through the middle. Holland redirected the pass right to Gregson's left foot to push the lead to 2-0.
Scoring Summary
69 – Liberty – Saydie Holland
85 – Liberty – Katy Gregson (Saydie Holland, Haleigh Arostegui)
Thoughts from Head Coach Lang Wedemeyer
"We got frustrated that we were not capitalizing on more of our chances but the fact that we kept persevering, we were relentless and got that break-open goal was big time."
Key Stats and Notes
- Katy Gregson is the second freshman goal scorer for Liberty in 2023. Avenley Monteith, who started her first career game today, scored in the opening game at VCU.
- Holland posts the first multi-point game for Liberty this season. Holland joins Chloe Marr (three assists) atop Liberty with three points in the young season.
- Goalkeeper Ainsley Leja (two saves) and the Lady Flames defense pitched their second-straight shutout. Liberty has not allowed a goal in the last 259 minutes of play.
- Liberty totaled 17 shots tonight with 10 going on goal. Tennessee Tech notched two shots (both on goal) in the match, with both coming in the first half.
- Leja, Lena James and Bekah Earnest have all played the full 90 minutes of each game in 2023.
- The Lady Flames held a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks in the contest.
- Liberty continued its second half-defensive dominance this evening. The Lady Flames have allowed just eight shots and two corner kicks during the second half of games in 2023.
- Liberty extends their program-best unbeaten streak to 16 games (13-0-3). The Lady Flames last loss was on Sept. 15, 2022.
- The Lady Flames also extend their home unbeaten streak to 12 games (10-0-2). Liberty was undefeated at home in 2022.
Up Next
The Lady Flames take to the road for a match at UNCW (0-2) in Wilmington, N.C., Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. from the UNCW Soccer Stadium. The game will be streamed on FloFC. UNCW is coming off a 5-0 loss on Sunday to VCU, a foe Liberty beat 2-1 in the opening game of the season on Aug. 18.
Team Stats
TTU
LIB
Goals
0
2
Shots
2
17
Shots on Goal
2
10
Saves
8
2
Corners
1
7
Fouls
7
10
Scoring Plays
Saydie Holland (1)
GOAL by LIB Holland, Saydie.
68:44
Katy Gregson (1)
Assisted By: Haleigh Arostegui , Saydie Holland
GOAL by LIB Gregson, Katy Assist by Arostegui, Haleigh and Holland, Saydie.
84:28
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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