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November 4, 2009

Top-Seeded Carson-Newman Downs Brevard, 5-0, In Quarterfinal Action Of The 2009 Food Lion SAC Women’s Soccer Tournament

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The #1-seeded Carson-Newman College Women’s Soccer Team (16-2-1) tallied three first half goals en route to defeating Brevard College (6-12-1), 5-0, in the quarterfinals of the 2009 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament.

The national No. 11 Lady Eagles remain first in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Rankings which determine the participants for the NCAA Tournament later this month.

Carson-Newman held a 30-2 shot advantage and a 12-2 shot on goal advantage in the match.

C-N got on the board in the 23rd minute when sophomore midfielder Sandra Kaelin (Trachslau, SWITZERLAND) received sophomore forward Trenna Howell (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) from the left side of the field and finished at the back post.

The Lady Eagles went up 2-0 just six minutes later when Howell tallied her team-leading 11th goal of the season after a long run down the left side of the field.

Carson-Newman scored again just after the half-hour mark (31:41) as junior defender Melissa Morris (Sweetwater, Tenn.) finished a loose ball in front of the net from a corner kick.

The Lady Eagles added two goals after the half to make the final score 5-0. Kaelin recorded her second score of the day with an assist by freshman midfielder Andrea Saevik (Bolandet, NORWAY) at the 53:22 mark and then found senior forward Nikki Brannen (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) with a cross from the left side for the final goal of the contest with 13:47 to play.

Carson-Newman sophomore Lauren MacKenzie (Barrie, Ontario, CANADA) picked up the shutout in goal, stopping two Tornado shots while Sydney Douglas (Houston, Texas) tallied 12 saves for Brevard despite the loss.

With the win the Lady Eagles advance to take on the winner of the Wingate/Catawba match on Friday at 6:00 p.m., in Rock Hill, S.C., in the SAC Tournament semifinals.