SPARTANBURG—Christabel Kirkham’s late goal in the 88th minute clinched a 2-1 victory for the Trailblazers over Converse University Saturday afternoon at Hayden Abney Fulp Field at Weisiger Stadium. Kirham recorded both goals off the bench for North Greenville, which boosted her team’s leading point total to eight. Finley Lloyd is second on the team with five goals this year.
Goalie Cadie Pendergrass saved three of her four opportunities and hasn’t allowed more than one goal in her last three games. North Greenville (3-5-2, 3-2-2) will host Lees-McRae on Tuesday.
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Longwood 1, Charleston Southern 0
FARMVILLE—The Buccaneers were shut out for the fourth time this season, this time 1-0, in their third consecutive loss on Saturday afternoon at Longwood Athletics Complex. Remi Siner’s 16th-minute goal was all Longwood needed to win its fourth straight against CSU, dating back to 2024.
Delaney Evers and Danika Birch produced the only two shots on goal but couldn’t sneak them past the Lancers goalie Brynn Clagett. Charleston Southern’s goalie Mackenzie Marotz recorded four saves in her first game since August 22.
Charleston Southern (2-9, 1-3) will play at Presbyterian on Saturday.
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Tusculum 2, Anderson 1
ANDERSON—Kaitlyn Gregory’s goal in the 90th minute is all the Trojans could sneak past Julia Olsson on Saturday afternoon at Spero Financial Field. Gabby Kirchner and Ashlyn Schaefer produced three other shots on goal for Anderson.
Trojans goalie Aliyah Morgan allowed more goals than saves for the first time all season. She recorded just one save, her lowest in a single game.
Anderson (6-3-1, 3-1-1) will play at Newberry on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, September 30
Anderson 1, Clayton State 0
ANDERSON—Whitley Anderson scored the Trojans’ lone goal in the Wednesday afternoon thriller at Spero Financial Field. Anderson’s sixth goal of the season moved her into a tie with Jazel DeOliveira for second on the team.
The Trojans produced four shots on goal on nine total shots. Goalie Aliyah Morgan recorded three saves, which boosted her save percentage to 0.867, which leads the conference.
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North Greenville 1, King 1
TIGERVILLE—The Trailblazers were unable to respond to Ella Froehlich’s game-tying goal in the 77th minute against the Tornados on Wednesday afternoon at Pepsi Stadium. The Trailblazers produced an astounding 30 shots and 10 shots on goal, but only snuck one past King’s goalie Susan Schaaf.
Cadie Pendergrass recorded five saves of her own. Ana Marie Penzon and Brooklyn Vanderkallen combined for five shots on goal, while just one from Vanderkallen snuck through.