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Soccer Falls in Close Match at Tennessee
October 02, 2015 | Soccer
Highlights from Georgia soccer's trip to Rocky Top to take on the Tennessee Vols.
Oct. 2, 2015
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--The Georgia soccer team (2-8-1, 1-4) lost to the Tennessee Volunteers (6-1-5, 2-1-2), 1-0, Friday night during a cold and rainy game at the Regal Soccer Stadium.
The Volunteers scored the game's lone goal in the 60'. The score came off of a corner kick from Emily Morrow. The Tennessee defender placed the corner in the front side of the box and forward Amy Neal finished it off with a header into the upper right corner.
Head coach Billy Lesesne was disappointed in the outcome and looks forward to getting back to work.
"That first-half we didn't deal with conditions very well," Lesesne said. "We didn't deal well with the tempo of the game either. We were pretty fortunate to be tied 0-0 at half. In the second-half I told the team that there were 45 minutes and we're still in this thing. We have good chance here. They put together a pretty good second-half. They are a good team. After that we livened up a bit and had some good chances, but nothing that truly tested their goalkeeper."
The Volunteers came out of the gates firing, nearly scoring a goal in the first minute. The Bulldogs held their ground and recouped to come back with several near-goal offensive possessions. Caroline Waters and Marion Crowder both went coast-to-coast by themselves to fire shots that came within feet of scoring.
Goalkeeper Louise Hogrell made several impressive saves throughout the game. The Asa, Sweden's match was highlighted by a diving save with one minute remaining in the first-half that kept the slate clean for the Bulldogs heading into the locker rooms at halftime.
Tennessee owned the overall shot chart with 19 taken to Georgia's 14. The Bulldogs earned three corner kicks to the Volunteers' eight. Hogrell finished the game with eight saves.
The Bulldogs have Sunday off to round out the weekend. Next on Georgia's slate is Mississippi State next Friday night at 7 p.m. ET in Athens. The team is then scheduled to travel to Columbia, Missouri to take on the Missouri Tigers on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.
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