LEXINGTON, Ky. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga fell 1-0 at VMI Friday afternoon in Southern Conference women's soccer action. The Mocs move to 6-9-2 overall and 4-3-1 against the league. VMI improves to 7-10 on the year and 4-4 in conference play.
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"It was a disappointing result," Chattanooga head coach
Gavin McKinney said. "VMI worked extremely hard and made things difficult for us."
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VMI's Sierra Brewer scored her second goal of the year heading in a corner kick in the 20
th minute of the match and that would stand as the game winner.
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Chattanooga was outshot 25-14 and edged 9-7 on shots on goal. Senior
Katie Emig (Knoxville, Tenn.) got the start and made eight saves. Freshman
Jordan Mueller (Hendersonville, Tenn.) and
Anna Moore (Bristol, Tenn.) each had a team-high three shots while junior
Ellie Myrick (Knoxville, Tenn.) and freshman
Hannah Torbett (Johnson City, Tenn.) each had two shots.
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Senior
Hannah Wyatt (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) had a shot stopped when VMI's keeper came way out but managed a sprawling save to keep the Mocs off the board.
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"We have a quick turnaround to our Sunday match so we must regroup," McKinney said.
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Chattanooga will close out the regular season Sunday at UNCG at 2 p.m. Follow the action live at GoMocs.com.