CARY, NC -- The William Peace University women's soccer team lost a tough battle to Averett University in a mid-week conference match-up Wednesday night. The Cougars took the game 1-0 after an early goal in the first half.

The Cougars would score their lone goal of the night early in the eighth minute of play as Averett freshman, Josefine Sundbom gathered a loose ball and scored to take the 1-0 lead. Minutes later, the Pacers would come down-field and Haley Hinton would fire one off the crossbar with Jessika Schutte coming in for the rebound but Schutte would miss just wide to the left of the goal. The Cougars would out-shoot the Pacers in the first half, 6-3.

The Cougars and Pacers would head back-and-forth in the second period with both teams putting forth an attack. The Cougars would continue to fire with five shots in the second half to go along with six corner kicks in the second period. Makenzie Jones would remain strong in net for the Pacers with several key saves down the stretch to limit the Cougar attack. Jones would finish with nine saves for the Pacers.

THE BREAKDOWN

• Makenzie Jones tallied 9 saves in goal.
• Armonie Frazier, Alyssa Gasperini, and Halle French, each tallied one shot on goal a piece.
• Haley Hinton shot one off the crossbar in a close opportunity for the Pacers.

THE FOES

• The Cougars out-shot the Pacers 11-5.
• The Cougars tallied 9 corner kicks to the Pacers' 0.
• Thania Hernandez and Ashley Ruelo lead the Cougars with two shots on goal.
• Bailee Brown tallied three saves in net for the Cougars.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Pacers wrap up their regular season on Saturday, October 20 with their senior day at WakeMed Soccer Park with a projected start time of 1:00 p.m. Stay up-to-date with any potential start time updates with inclement weather on the forecast. The Pacers will begin the game with recognition of the WPU women's soccer team's four seniors, Stephanie Arnold, Alyssa Gasperini, Janae Mays, and Lauren Lane. Tune in with live stats and live stream.