Oct. 7, 2007
Box Score
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Annie Phillips was once again the hero for the Kennesaw State women's soccer team as she scored the lone goal in the Owls' 1-0 win over Jacksonville University on Sunday afternoon at the Ashley Sports Complex.
The senior forward scored her second straight game winner with just a little more than a minute remaining in the first half. The Savannah, Georgia native now has nine goals on the season, good for second in the A-Sun.
After noticing that JU had their back line up in the attack, defender Jessica Kalonji found midfielder Sara Clapham, who quickly played a long ball over the JU defense to which Phillips ran down and gathered. She took a couple of touches and laid a beautiful chip over the charging Dolphins keeper, Lorna Brownlee, to send the Owls home victorious with their ninth straight win and hand the Dolphins their second straight 1-0 defeat.
"The girls played great and we are pleased to get another conference win on the road," said head coach Rob King. "I'm happy we were able to beat two previously unbeaten teams this weekend and we now shift our focus towards Belmont and Lipscomb next weekend."
In the much anticipated rematch of last year's Atlantic Sun Conference semifinal, KSU (9-2, 4-0 A-Sun) once again exerted its dominance, outshooting the Dolphins, 20-11. The Owls' back four of Kalonji, Bridget Gaughan, Sadjr Williams and Whitney Marler along with keeper Katie Piotrowski recorded KSU's third straight shutout and the sixth of the season and have not allowed a goal in the last 282:39 minutes of play.
JU's best scoring chance came with 38 minutes to go when Keri Zwikker slipped past the Owls defense but the A-Sun's leading scorer could not find the net as he diving head went just wide of the right post. The KSU defense limited Zwikker to just three shots on the afternoon.
The Owls nearly extended their lead in the 72nd minute when Beth Meadors had a go at goal from 35 yards but just barely missed as her shot rattled harmlessly off the cross bar.
The Owls will close out their three game roadtrip with a match at Belmont on Friday night at 7:30 p.m, before returning home next Sunday at 2:00 p.m. to host Lipscomb.
