Nashville, Tenn. ? Senior midfielder Lauren Uremovich found the back of the net on a header in the box to break a scoreless tie at the 58:45 mark and lead the Belmont Bruins (1-0) to a 1-0 season-opening victory over Chattanooga (0-1) at the Whitten Soccer Complex. The game was the season-opener for both teams.

Following a scoreless first half in which Chattanooga weathered three Belmont corner kicks and seven shots on goal, both teams maintained the defensive battle at the start of the second half despite offensive opportunities for both squads.

Belmont came out firing early, registering three shots on goal in the first ten minutes of the half, and the Lady Mocs narrowly missed taking the lead on a shot off the post by sophomore forward Chelsea Hurst at the 52:48 mark. Six minutes later, Bruin senior forward Kari Lennon found Uremovich with a pass in front of the goal mouth and the senior headed it into the net for the go-ahead goal, putting Belmont up 1-0.

The Bruins defense then held firm for the remainder of the game and allowed the Lady Mocs only two shots on net the rest of the way before closing out the narrow 1-0 victory.

On the evening Belmont posted a 14-5 advantage in shots, registering seven in each half, and 3-1 margin in corner kicks. In goal for the Bruins, senior Micaela Crowley and sophomore Zirka Thompson split the duties and combined for a total of three saves.

For UTC, freshman goalkeeper Milla Junni was strong in net, notching seven saves in 90 minutes of action. The Lady Mocs tallied five shots on goal from five different players and managed two shots in the first half and three in the second.

Chattanooga will next be in action on Thursday, September 6 when they travel to Tennessee Tech for a 5:00 p.m. contest against the Golden Eagles.