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Hannah Wilkinson, #17, uses her speed to pass over the Gamecocks defense on October 23, 2016 at Regal Soccer Stadium. Adrien Terricabras • The Daily Beacon
Vols can’t complete Senior Night stunner Lucas Hunter
Contributor For 45 minutes, the University of Tennessee traded slight misses and thread-and-needle fastbreaks with No. 2 South Carolina on senior night at Regal Stadium, leading to a 0-0 stalemate at halftime. However, in the second half Tennessee (10-7-1) surrendered two goals to the Gamecocks (16-0-1) to lose 2-0 in a gritty game determined by the perpetual motion of the South Carolina offense. Grinding through defensive possessions against constant movement and exact ball placement, the Volunteers walled in the second half and were outmatched on each end, getting less shots, giving up better looks and committing more fouls. Statistically, the Gamecocks played as the superior team in the second half, including an 8-3 advantage in shots and forcing Tennessee into five fouls. The defensive slog led to a sputtering offense, resulting in the Volunteers’ first shut-out in the month of October. “They’re a good team, I’m proud of
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our kids,” head coach Brian Pensky said. “After we gave up our first goal, there was a half-chance to get a tying goal. We had more corner kicks in the second half where our players are flying around trying to make plays in the box, but it just didn’t happen today.” In the first half, the Volunteers played as a confident team trading blows with the heavyweight that roosts atop the conference. Tennessee played with an aggressive press on defense that helped create the streaking fast breaks for senior Anna McClung’s two shots in the opening 14 minutes. “The game plan was just to press and say that we have nothing to lose,” senior Emily Morrow, who played all 90 minutes of her final game in Regal Stadium, said. Tennessee’s graduating players relied on years of chemistry in their final match in front of the Tennessee faithful. The sextet of Hannah Wilkinson, Jamie Simmons, Cali Hutson, Kiah Allen, Anna McClung and Emily Morrow combined for 301 minutes of action on the night, as well as three well-placed shots that forced South Carolina’s keeper into three saves. See SOCCER on Page 8
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