#8 Tartans Top Bridgewater, 2-0

(WINCESTER, Va.) – The eighth-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's soccer team advanced to 4-0 after sitting idle through a nearly 2.5-hour lightning delay to defeat Bridgewater (Va.) College by a 2-0 score on Saturday, September 9 at Shenandoah University.

Inside The Box Score

• The Tartans took a 1-0 lead at halftime after a 33rd-minute goal by freshman Natalie Rayce.
• Rayce's goal was assisted by sophomore Grace Starr.
• The game was delayed at halftime due to a storm in the area.
• Junior Maria Askounis scored her first goal of the season in the 89th minute off an assist by junior Gemma Jefferson to put an exclamation point on the win.
• Sophomore Abby O'Connor earned her first career shutout after making one save in the first period with the other two coming in the last seven minutes of the game.
• The Tartans put a total of six shots on frame.

Notes

• Rayce scored for the second straight game and recorded her second game-winning goal of the season.

Up Next

The Tartans will play host Shenandoah University on Sunday, September 10 at 1:00 p.m.