GREENVILLE, S.C. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's soccer team fell 1-0 at Furman Sunday afternoon for its first loss in Southern Conference action this season. UTC is 6-5-2 overall and 2-1-1 against the league. Furman improves to 6-5 on the year and 1-3 in SoCon play.
 
"It is a disappointing result," Chattanooga head coach Gavin McKinney said. "Furman is a quality side. They are the defending regular season champions. I feel we played well enough in moments to get something out of the game."
 
The Paladins score came in the 39^th minutes. Erin Houlihan took the ball 1v1 toward the goal on the right and slipped a shot between Sheilds legs for her fourth goal of the season. Shields had five saves in the match and dropped her record to 5-1-2. She was replaced at halftime by junior Melia Correa due to an injury she suffered just prior to the Furman score.
 
The Paladins kept possession of the ball throughout much of the game and outshot the Mocs 17-8 with a 7-3 shots on goal advantage. Chloe Arnold and Bailey Gale each had two shots in the match with one shot on goal apiece. Four more Chattanooga players would get off a shot, but the back of the net remained elusive.
 
Isabella Guttierrex had a game-high five shots but just one on goal and Caitlyn Reilly sent four shots toward the net with two stops by Chattanooga.
 
Shields had five saves in the match and Correa made one stop in her 45 minutes on four shots by Furman.
 
"We have to sharpen some things up this week in training and move forward to next weekend's game," McKinney said.
 
Chattanooga returns home for a three-game stretch beginning Friday night against Western Carolina at Finley Stadium. The game is set to kick off at 7:00 p.m. and the gates will open one hour prior to kick off.
 
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