FLORENCE, SC – Francis Marion University junior midfielder
Kiley Barr scored a match-tying 17th minute goal, but the University of North Georgia scored the next five goals to claim a 6-1 Peach Belt Conference win, Thursday night (Feb. 4) in women's soccer action.
The loss spoiled the debut of first-year FMU head coach
Chelsea Parker. Francis Marion will play at Clayton State University on Monday at 5 p.m. The next home match for the Patriots will be Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. against local-rival UNC Pembroke.
UNG sophomore Katey Derkay tallied the first of her three goals at the 8:36 mark following a give-and-go sequence with Maysoon El-Shami in the penalty area.
Francis Marion evened the match at 16:21 when Barr volleyed home a service from freshman midfielder
Ambrea Hills. The pass came in from the right side and was touched toward the goal line by Barr in front of a Nighthawk defender.
The match remained deadlocked for the next 11 minutes before UNG's Taylor Malasek scored on an 8-yard attempt after a long run that began near midfield.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Makayla Willets registered five saves in her first contest as a Patriot. Her total included a leaping save of a Nighthawk blast in the 70th minute that she pushed over the crossbar.
FMU had a chance for a second goal at 38:38 but junior
Faith Allen's header off a cross from Hills sailed high and just over the crossbar.
North Georgia outshot Francis Marion 20-7 and held a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks. Hills and Barr both recorded three shots.
North Georgia (2-0-0, 2-0-0) def. Francis Marion Univ. (0-1-0, 0-1-0) 6-1
Date: 02/04/21 Attendance: 68
Weather: Overcast, cold 50 degrees
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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North Georgia....... 5 1 - 6
Francis Marion Univ. 1 0 - 1
SCORING SUMMARY:
1-0. 8:36 UNG Derkay, Katey (1) (El-Shami, Maysoon) - Give and go between Derkay and El-Shami resulting in a 5-yard shot into left side of goal
1-1. 16:21 FMU_W
Kiley Barr (1) (
Ambrea Hills) - Service from Letton from right side was volleyed (poked) past defender and ball rolled over the goal line
2-1. 27:50 UNG Malasek, Taylor (2) (unassisted) – 8-yard shot from left side off right post and in, came after a long run from near midfield
3-1. 35:01 UNG Derkay, Katey (2) (Crane, Abbie) - Initial shot was blocked and glanced off crossbar to Derkay for the 4-yard tap-in
4-1 37:05 UNG Crane, Abbie (1) (El-Shami, Maysoon) - Initial long shot by El Shami pushed up by GK and off crossbar, rebounded to Crane for 10-yard shot
5-1. 37:18 UNG Crane, Abbie (2) (El-Shami, Maysoon) - Layed off to left by El-Shami, 12-yard shot on ground past GK by Crane
6-1. 58:33 UNG Derkay, Katey (3) (unassisted) - Picks up loose ball and long-range shot 22 yards out from right of center field
Shots: North Georgia 20, Francis Marion 7, Saves: North Georgia 2 (Morgan Ramby 2), Francis Marion 6 (
Makayla Willets 5)
