UNCW Advances in NCAA Tournament

11/13/2015 10:19:40 PM

Kelly McCarthy

UNCW 2, SOUTH CAROLINA 0 | Box Score

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Playing in its first NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament game since 2009, UNCW used goals by senior forward Katrina Guillou and junior defender Lauren Nalevaiko to earn its first-ever NCAA Tournament win with a 2-0 victory over South Carolina at Stone Stadium on Friday night.

The Seahawks, who earned an at-large berth into the 64-team field, improve to 15-6-1 on the season after earning their first-ever victory over the Gamecocks. Meanwhile, South Carolina's season ends with a 12-5-3 record.

With the win, UNCW advances to the second round to play Virginia on Friday, Nov. 20. The Cavaliers, who earned a victory over the Seahawks in August, posted a 7-1 victory in their tournament opener against Howard on Friday night.

Guillou gave UNCW an early 1-0 lead in the 12th minute when she took a through pass from senior forward Maddie McCormick and scored on an eight-yard shot for her 11th goal of the season. UNCW held the advantage until the 85th minute when Nalevaiko headed in a rebound of a Guillou shot for her first goal of the season, upping the margin to 2-0.

Led by junior goalkeeper Carolyn Huddy, who made three saves, the Seahawks earned their 10th shutout of the season after limiting the Gamecocks to just three shots on goal.

DUKE 5, JAMES MADISON 0 | Box Score

DURHAM, N.C. – The James Madison women's soccer team fell to Duke, 5-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Koskinen Stadium on Friday night.

Imani Dorsey opened the scoring in the seventh minute with a curling strike from 25 yards out and the game opened up from there. The Blue Devils went on to find goals from Taylor Racioppi in the 26th, Christina Gibbons in the 37th, Kayla McCoy in the 47th and Toni Payne in the 57th minutes.

The Dukes (14-7-2) battled hard for 90 minutes despite the disparity in scoring. JMU trailed in shots, 15-6, but found an advantage in corner kick opportunities at 6-1. Junior forward Ashley Herndon led the Dukes with two shots, one of which landed on goal while redshirt senior goalkeeper Ellen Forrest collected two saves.

James Madison's season comes to an end with a 5-2-2 conference record and 14-7-2 record overall. The Dukes won their fourth CAA title to earn their 11th NCAA Tournament berth in the 26-year history of the program.