Oct. 14, 2005
ORLANDO - Kate McCain scored one goal and picked up an assist as UCF defeated East Carolina in women's soccer action Friday night at the UCF Soccer Complex. The Golden Knights improved to 6-8 on the season and 3-1 in Conference USA, while the Pirates fell to 5-9 on the season and 1-3 in league play.
"I am really proud of the effort the team showed tonight," said head coach Amanda Cromwell. "We played great all over the field. Subs came in, picked us up and made it a higher level of play every time. It was more than just outscoring them, we out played and out hustled them and that was what made me really proud tonight."
UCF struck first in the 18th minute when Jessalyn Withers netted a pass from Jennifer Montgomery who one touched a pass from Michelle DeCespedes.
Twenty minutes later, East Carolina even the score on a penalty kick by Madison Keller.
At the end of the first half, the Golden Knights had outshot the Pirates, 15-3, and had taken five corner kicks to ECU's two. Julie Snaman had one save in the net for UCF, while her counterpart, Amber Campbell, had five.
Five minutes into the second half, Kristin Bilby gave UCF the 2-1 lead when she headed the ball past Campbell. Montgomery and McCain picked up the assists on the goal.
McCain picked up her first goal of the season with eight minutes to go in regulation. She redirected an East Carolina pass and sent the ball to the upper left corner of the net.
On the night, McCain had one goal, one assist and two shots for a total of three points, while Withers, Montgomery and Bilby all had two points and DeCespedes had one. Roberta Pelarigo paced UCF in the shots department with 10.
UCF outshot ECU, 24-7, while the team also took more corner kicks (9-4). Snaman ended the night with the one save she had from the first half.
The Golden Knights return to the turf Sunday when Marshall comes to town. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.