Belmont vs Morehead State | Thursday, Oct. 14 | 6:30 p.m.
Nashville, Tenn. | E.S. Rose Park
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Belmont University Women's Soccer returns home for their conference match against Morehead State University. The Bruins are hosting their Most Valuable Professor night honoring the team's most impactful professors!
Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m.
What's Bruin
- The Bruins head into tomorrow's match 3-1 in conference and 6-5-1 overall
- Belmont University fell to Tennessee Tech University 2-1, their first conference loss of the season
- The sole goal of the match was scored by Rachel Vernon after a free kick that was bobbled through the eighteen finding the feet of Vernon to score for the Bruins
- Last night was the first goal scored on the Bruins since September 16, 2021, and the only goals scored on Leitner since conference play began
- The Bruins recorded six shots, two saves, and three corner kicks against the Golden Eagles
- Belmont Women's Soccer is remain ranked first in the OVC for shutout percentage
- Andrea Leitner recorded her third shutout against Murray State making it her fourth of the season
- Leitner claimed named back-to-back OVC Goalkeeper of the week awards and leads the OVC in shutouts and goals against average
- Maci Pekmezian leads the OVC and is ranked in the top 35 in the nation for game winning goals
- Pekmezian recorded her third game winning goal with just over a minute to play against Murray State on Thursday
- Pekmezian received a pass from Rachel Vernon near the midfield, she then got past two defenders and took a shot at the top of the eighteen soaring past the Racer's goalkeeper
- Belmont recorded 7 shots, 5 saves, including two team saves by Keely Cartrett and Loren House, and 3 corner kicks against Murray State
- The Bruins lead the Panthers 8-3 in the all-time series matchup
- At their last meeting in the spring of 2021 Belmont defeated Eastern Illinois 3-0
- The Bruins tallied seven shots in the first twenty minutes of the match, two of the three goals were scored in the first half
- Goals were scored by Erin Patterson, her first goal at Belmont, Rachel Vernon off of a header, and Anna Sweeney, her first career goal
Next Up:
Belmont University heads to Eastern Illinois on Sunday for their third match of the week. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. CT.
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