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Alibudbud action
Junior Maya Alibudbud delivered a crossing pass to set up GGC's early goal in Thursday's action
2
Winner Truett McConnell TMU (2-0-0)
1
Georgia Gwinnett GGC (1-1-0)
Winner
Truett McConnell TMU
(2-0-0)
2
Final
1
Georgia Gwinnett GGC
(1-1-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Truett McConnell TMU 1 1 2
Georgia Gwinnett GGC 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Diminishing Returns

Georgia Gwinnett College scored in the first 10 minutes, but Truett-McConnell University (Georgia) responded to pick up a 2-1 victory Thursday night at the Grizzly Soccer Complex in a women's soccer matchup of teams receiving votes in the NAIA preseason poll.

The two teams were playing for the second consecutive night after weather postponed Wednesday's originally scheduled match in the 18th minute with the Grizzlies leading 1-0.

Like that match, GGC struck early with a goal from junior Joy Mertzig. This time the tally came in the eighth minute on a header into the back of the net. Junior Maya Alibudbud delivered the crossing pass from the right side of the pitch to the far post. That's where Mertzig was well positioned for the deflection. Sophomore Bre Harvey set up the scoring opportunity by passing the ball to Alibudbud from the center of the field.

Mertzig has scored in both matches this season.

Truett-McConnell (2-0) squared the match in the 18th minute on a goal from Natalie Alamri in a scramble play near the GGC goal following a foul deep in the offensive zone.

The Bears got the go-ahead goal in the 70th minute from Amayia Lukie and it held up to give the visitors their first victory in the five-match series.

The Grizzlies (1-1) held a tight 4-3 shot advantage after the first 45 minutes and expanded the margin to 12-8 by the end of the match. However, five of Truett-McConnell's shots were on goal, while GGC managed just four shots on goal in the 90 minutes of action.


 
Coach's Corner
"It was apparent in the 18 minutes we saw of them (Truett-McConnell) last night that they were a much improved team. They have a lot more weapons now and more players confident to take the opposing player off the dribble. We knew that the result could go either way today and that's truly the way things played out," said Head Coach Dr. Mike Giuliano.
 
Turning Point
After combining for seven shots in the first half, both teams were starting to put more shots on goal during the second half in hopes of breaking the 1-1 stalemate. Truett-McConnell got the match-winning goal from Amayia Lukie at the top of the 18-yard box after receiving a pass from Eliska Dvorakova. After a couple of touches Lukie drilled a shot past GGC's goalkeeper.
 
Goals
Mertzig 19 action8' – Joy Mertzig, GGC (Maya Alibudbud, Bre Harvey)
18' – Natalie Alamri, TMU (Ashley Smitherman)
70' – Amayia Lukie, TMU (Eliska Dvorakova)
 
Inside The Numbers
  • The Grizzlies outshot Truett-McConnell by a 12-8 margin, but the Bears had five shots on goal compared to GGC's four threatening shots
  • Both goalkeepers recorded three saves in the contest
  • GGC attempted three corner kicks
  • Junior Joy Mertzig recorded a match-high four shots
News & Notes
  • GGC stands 1-1 in 2021, while Truett-McConnell improves to 2-0 on the season
  • Georgia Gwinnett College and Truett-McConnell received votes in the NAIA Top 25 preseason poll
  • The Grizzlies lead the all-time series against Truett-McConnell with four wins in five meetings
  • GGC is 9-4-1 over its last 13 matches
  • The match was held Thursday after prolonged weather conditions postponed Wednesday's originally scheduled match in the 18th minute; Grizzlies led that match 1-0
Up Next
Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host Brewton-Parker College (Georgia) on Saturday, August 28, at 7 p.m. from the Grizzly Soccer Complex.
 
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