Belmont vs Murray State | Thursday, Oct. 7 | 6:30 p.m.
Nashville, Tenn. | E.S. Rose Park
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Nashville, Tenn. -- Belmont University Women's Soccer hosts their tenth annual Think Pink game on Thursday, October 7 against Murray State.
This game holds significant meaning to Head Coach Heather Henson as both her sister and former Belmont Women's Basketball coach, Betty Wiseman, fought and beat breast cancer. Henson described this game as a chance to bring awareness and extend support to the greater community that Belmont offers. "This is what this family can do for every breast cancer survivor or breast cancer fighter." Henson explained.
"It's not a heartbreaking story, it's actually an awesome story." Henson noted about her sister's journey. Henson describes the shock that herself and her family felt finding out her sister was diagnosed with Stage One Breast Cancer. "It became real, a lot of people just hear the statistics. I always attended all these fundraisers, but I never knew anybody." Her sister was diagnosed with Stage One Breast cancer, she went through eight weeks of radiation, and endured a mastectomy, "luckily that's all she had to do."
Henson soon after found out that Betty Wiseman had also been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. "I knew Betty Wiseman was here and she could help be a part of that day. She has helped me to grow it by having a visual person here, and she has such strong faith. This game is more than a game it means everything to my sister, Betty Wiseman, and myself. She was an integral part of this game and helped me realize how amazing Belmont is. She was really amazing in this journey with us, and she doesn't even realize how much, just being that visual person for us to represent everyone else who went through the journey she went through."
Henson also described the impact these experiences had on her team culture, "Through those experiences it helped us create a deeper level to open the door between coach and players to be vulnerable. It's okay to not be okay. Life happens, and we live it together."
Coach Henson made the Think Pink game an integral part of the season since the very beginning of her coaching career at Belmont. Henson challenged her entire team, coaches, and staff included to donate to find a cure no matter the dollar amount. The goal is to have one hundred percent of the team family donate. "It is so impactful to do our part to be the change."
Please click the link below to donate to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. This will be a month-long fundraiser in the name of Belmont Women's Soccer. Wear your pink and come support tomorrow!
http://www.info-komen.org/goto/BUWSOC2021
What's Bruin
- The Belmont match against Tennessee Tech has been postponed until Tuesday, October 12 at 6:00 p.m. due to inclement weather on Sunday
- This is the first time since 2011 that the Bruins have started the season 2-0 in conference play
- Belmont Women's Soccer remains ranked first in the Ohio Valley Conference for shot accuracy for the third consecutive week
- Andrea Leitner recorded her second shutout against Austin Peay making it her third of the season leading the OVC in shutouts
- Leitner has won back-to-back OVC Goalkeeper of the week awards
- In the 66th minute of the match the first goal of the match was sent into the box by a beautiful cross from Leah Firsdon, it was then headed down by Summer Curtis to the feet of Natalie Haverland sending it past the Governors goalkeeper.
- Ten minutes later the second goal of the night was scored by Mai Thy Nguyen off of a cross by Haley Poynter. Poynter's cross went across the box taking the Governor's goalie off her line leaving Nguyen with the perfect opportunity to score
- This was both Haverland's and Nguyen's first goal of the season for the Bruins
- In the conference opener the Bruins defeated SEMO 1-0 in double overtime
- This was the fourth overtime appearance for the Bruins this season
- The Racer's lead the all-time series 6-7
- In their last meeting the Bruins fell to the Racers 3-1
- The Bruin goal was scored by Grace Parsons assisted by Erin Patterson
Next Up:
Belmont University hits the road to play Tennessee Tech in rescheduled match on Tuesday, October 12 at 6:00 p.m.
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