OWENSBORO, Ky. – Kentucky Wesleyan women's soccer (0-9-3, 0-5-3 G-MAC) fell 0-2 versus Tiffin (5-6-2, 3-5-1 G-MAC) Thursday evening at Panther Field. Tiffin scored twice in the opening 18 minutes to take control early.
Callie Cacchione opened the scoring in the 12th minute, finishing a pass from Maddie Davis. Daphine Nalubowa added a second goal in the 18th minute to put the Dragons ahead 2-0.
Kentucky Wesleyan looked to respond, with
Haylie Panter testing Tiffin goalkeeper Sam McPhee in the 13th minute. McPhee made the save, and the Dragons maintained their two-goal advantage through halftime.
The Panthers continued to create opportunities after the break. Panter put another shot on target in the 47th minute, while
Emma Fields had a shot ring off the crossbar in the 57th minute as Kentucky Wesleyan searched for a breakthrough.
Tiffin goalkeeper Sam McPhee turned away each of Kentucky Wesleyan's attempts on target, finishing with four saves for the shutout.
Caleigh Meeks played the second half in goal for the Panthers and made six saves, keeping Tiffin from adding to its lead.
Kentucky Wesleyan finished with 12 shots, including five on target, while Tiffin recorded 20 shots and 13 shots on goal. Panter led the Panthers with five shots, while Meeks made six saves in the second half.
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Women's Soccer will celebrate homecoming at Panther Field on Saturday, October 10th as they host Walsh (5-5-0, 4-3-0). Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. CT.
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