Box Score CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Sophomore defender Katherine Whisenhunt scored the game-winning goal in the 64th minute as the Wofford women's soccer team earned a crucial victory over the Catamounts of Western Carolina, 1-0 in Southern Conference play Sunday afternoon.
With the win, the Terriers improve to 7-3-4 overall and 3-1-3 in the Southern Conference. With the loss, the Catamounts fall to 7-8-1 overall and 2-5-0 in the SoCon.
In the first half, the Catamounts created several opportunities in the first five minutes. The best chance came in the fourth minute when Kasey Cooke rifled a shot towards the top right of the goal that was saved by Wofford senior goalkeeper Kimberly Cohn.
Western Carolina would continue pressure and create another great chance when Kelly Pannel had a shot saved by Cohn in the 30th minute.
The Terriers created their first good chance of the half in the 32nd minute when junior forward Annika Jansson had a header saved by Catamount goalkeeper Carly Tinstman.
Wofford would begin to test the Catamounts in the final five minutes with two great chances. The first chance came in the 42nd minute when Tinstman was forced to make a kick-save on sophomore forward Vicki Hill's shot attempt. Tinstman would come up huge again when she made a tremendous save on the line off a tap-in attempt from freshman forward Faith Lifer.
Both teams battled hard in the first half creating multiple chances, but neither team could find the net as the score remained 0-0 at halftime.
In the second half, the first great opportunity would come from senior midfielder Maggie Bosley as her shot from 20-yards out was saved by Tinstman in the 57th minute.
Wofford would take the lead 1-0 in the 64th minute when Whisenhunt scored inside the six-yard box off a corner kick from Bosley for her first goal of the season.
The Terriers would continue the pressure with another good chance but sophomore forward Mary Beth Bleekrode's shot hit the post in the 69th minute.
The Catamounts almost found the equalizer in the 81st minute when Brittney Gendron had a long-range shot from the left side hit the crossbar, the post, and bounce in front of the goal line before being cleared by a Wofford defender.
Sophomore forward Chloe Brackett would have an attempt to extend the Terriers' lead in the 83rd minute tipped over the bar by Tinstman.
The Catamounts fought hard to find an equalizer in the final minutes, but Wofford held on after 90 minutes to beat Western Carolina 1-0.
For the match, Wofford and Western Carolina were tied in shots 13-13 and in corner kicks 5-5.
In goal for Wofford, Cohn earned her seventh win and shutout of the season facing 13 Catamount shots and made five saves. For Western Carolina, Tinstman faced 13 Terrier shots and made seven saves falling to her eighth loss of the season.
The Terriers return to action on Friday October 25 when they host Southern Conference foe Davidson College on Snyder Field at 6:00 pm.
