LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. —
Marta Prieto scored twice, including the deciding goal early in the second half, and added an assist as Campbellsville University defeated Georgia Gwinnett College 3-2 Sunday at the Grizzly Soccer Complex to rebound from its first Mid-South Conference loss.
- Prieto contributed to all three Campbellsville goals. She assisted Amelie Matheis' opener before scoring twice, bringing her season total to 11 goals.
- Julia Ogren helped unlock the Grizzlies' defense. Ogren assisted Campbellsville's first two goals, including Prieto's first tally only 39 seconds after the Tigers took the lead.
- The Tigers produced an immediate response after halftime. Prieto scored the deciding goal 2 minutes, 12 seconds into the second period after Georgia Gwinnett erased Campbellsville's early two-goal advantage.
- Campbellsville controlled the attacking volume. The Tigers outshot the Grizzlies 14-5, allowing only one attempt during the second half.
- The Tigers kept testing the Georgia Gwinnett goal after retaking the lead. Campbellsville forced two saves during a 17-second stretch in the 67th minute before Fiona Jolly struck the crossbar late in the match.
- Sydney Hall preserved the advantage. Hall made two saves, including a stop against Jade Perrin six minutes after Prieto's match-winner.
- Campbellsville returned to the win column. The Tigers improved to 9-2-2, while Georgia Gwinnett fell to 4-7-1.
Georgia Gwinnett generated the match's first opportunity less than a minute after kickoff, but Hall stopped Hannah Lorenz's attempt. Campbellsville goalkeeper Elle Sarter answered with a save against
Oddny Helgadottir in the seventh minute.
Campbellsville broke through at 14:44 when Matheis converted a sequence created by Prieto and Ogren for her ninth goal of the season. Ogren helped double the advantage 39 seconds later, setting up Prieto for a 2-0 lead.
The Grizzlies responded quickly. Kathrine Lindenberg scored from assists by Barbora Kadlecova and Dara Naismith at 17:44, cutting Campbellsville's lead in half.
Georgia Gwinnett drew level at 25:22 following its second corner kick. Jade Perrin supplied the service for Kadlecova, who scored her fifth goal of the season to make it 2-2.
Campbellsville generated four of the final five shots of the opening half but could not restore its lead before the break. The Tigers carried advantages of 7-4 in shots and 4-2 in corner kicks into halftime.
Prieto regained the lead for Campbellsville at 47:12, scoring unassisted for her second goal of the match. The brace moved Prieto to 11 goals on the season and put the Tigers ahead 3-2.
Hall denied Perrin's attempt in the 54th minute, accounting for Georgia Gwinnett's lone shot of the second half. Campbellsville continued to search for separation, but Sarter made consecutive saves against
Sofia Lara and Prieto in the 67th minute.
Jolly nearly added an insurance goal in the 88th minute when her attempt struck the crossbar. Campbellsville protected the one-goal advantage through the final whistle, finishing with a 14-5 advantage in shots and a 6-4 edge in attempts on goal.
