West Georgia Women's Soccer Falls to Eastern Kentucky 3-1

Defensive Effort Falls Short as Eastern Kentucky Tops West Georgia 3-1

The West Georgia women’s soccer team dropped a 3-1 decision to Eastern Kentucky on Thursday evening at University Field, moving their record to 0-13-3 overall and 0-8-1 in the UAC. Eastern Kentucky improved to 9-6-3 and 5-2-2 in conference play behind a strong second-half offensive push.

Goalkeeper Emily Sanabria anchored the defense through a scoreless opening half, turning away three shots as the Colonels pressured early. At the other end, Noemi Casique tested Eastern Kentucky goalkeeper Jordan LeVasseur in the 26th minute, putting an early scoring opportunity on target. The visitors outshot the Wolves 9-4 before the break, but neither side broke through.

Second-Half Surge Breaks Open Match

The scoreless deadlock ended in the 67th minute when Ronnie Ariel found the back of the net to put Eastern Kentucky ahead 1-0. Just five minutes later, Regan Reilly doubled the advantage with an assist from Robin Reilly. Avery May extended the lead to 3-0 in the 79th minute, converting an assist from Chiara Premoli.

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West Georgia responded in the 84th minute when Casique scored her first goal of the afternoon. Katherine Hagans picked up the assist after executing a nutmeg against an EKU defender, cutting the deficit to 3-1. The Wolves continued pressing in the closing minutes with shots from Casique and Kaylen Brown, but could not close the gap.

Match Statistics and Season Milestones

Casique finished the evening with a team-high three shots, two on goal, alongside her late goal. Sanabria recorded six saves during her time in goal, pushing her season total to 100 saves and marking her second consecutive season recording at least 100 saves. Siani Jones entered in relief and added two saves.

Eastern Kentucky finished the match holding a 19-7 advantage in total shots and a 13-1 edge in corner kicks.