SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A second half surge sent the Wofford College women's soccer team ahead for the win, 5-0, over the Mocs of Chattanooga to advance to the quarterfinal match of the Southern Conference championship on Sunday.
The Terriers win launches them into the SoCon quarterfinals, where they head to Greenville to play the No. 2 seeded Furman Paladins. The last matchup between the two sides was on October 12th, where Furman toppled the Terriers, 4-2, at Snyder Field.
Wofford heavily outweighed Chattanooga's offense, winning the shot column 34-6. Of the Terriers 34 shots, 19 were on frame. The Terriers utilized the bench, with 21 players seeing action in the evening's game.
Wofford was held at bay in the first half, with only one goal to show through the first 45 minutes. Mary Beth Bleekrode struck the eventual game-winner in the 14th minute, blasting the ball from the right side of the net after smart passes from forwards Vicki Hill and Hannah Washko.
The Terrier offense then exploded for four goals in the second half.
Two quick scores less than a minute apart put Wofford up, 3-0, early on. At the 58:40 mark, Washko struck her fifth goal of the season on a headed corner from junior defender Katherine Whisenhunt. Washko then helped teammate Annika Jansson score 49 seconds later, passing the ball into the senior forward for a one-on-one situation with the keeper, where Jansson finished her fourth goal of the season.
Wofford had another quick pair, this time with 44 second dividing the two scores. The first came at the foot of Faith Lifer. Midfielder Maureen Buff slid to pass the ball ahead to Lifer in the box, where the sophomore forward struck the ball soundly for her fourth goal of the season. At the 84:10 mark, Mary Kathryn Macklen sent a long, lobbed through pass to Brianna LaFonantant, whose perfectly timed run resulted in an easy fifth goal for the Terriers.
Despite 14 saves, midfielder-turned-keeper McKenzie Gregg earned her first loss of the season for the Mocs, while Terriers' senior keeper Kara Boggs logs her seventh win and fifth shutout of the 2014 campaign.
