Women’s Soccer Falls at Newberry

NEWBERRY, S.C. - An early goal by Newberry's Christen Chestnutt (Debary, Fla.) helped lift the Wolves to a 1-0 win over Mars Hill Wednesday afternoon. The Lions fell to 4-2-2 overall and 1-1-2 in the SAC.

Chestnutt capitalized on an errant shot by teammate Ashley Reetz (Summerville, S.C.) that took Mars Hill goalie Chelsea Parker (Richmond, Va.) out of the box. Chestnutt then took a strike at goal that ricocheted off the top post but alertly put her own rebound in the back of the net for her first goal of the year at the 21 minute mark. The goal was the only one Newberry (2-6, 2-1 SAC) would need to pick up its second straight victory while handing Mars Hill its first shutout of the season.

The Wolves held tight on the defensive side of the ball, allowing just eight shots, three on goal, to one of the conference's top offenses with just two of those coming in the second period. The SAC's leading goal scorer, Abby Martin (Greer, S.C.), was held to just one shot on goal. Newberry took a total of 12 shots during the contest with Chestnutt taking over half with seven. Chestnutt also took two of the team's four total shots on target. Emily Rhoades (Buckley, Wash.) played the length of the match while saving three Mars Hill shots. Parker made three saves in the loss.

Mars Hill will host Brevard College October 1. The match is set to begin at 5 p.m. MHC will provide live video for the contest.