Second-Half Goals Sends FSU over Women's Soccer

Sunday, October 25

Tallahassee, FL

NC State

7-8-2, 2-6-1ACC

Florida State

13-2-1, 6-1-1ACC

NC State

Florida State

10/25/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Two second-half goals less then three minutes apart gave No. 7 Florida State a 2-0 victory over NC State Sunday afternoon.

Jessica Price scored on a header in the 63rd minute for her 11th goal of the season to make it 1-0 in favor of Florida State (13-2-1, 6-1-1 ACC). She deposited her shot off a cross from teammate Ines Jaurena.

Moments later Price set up the second tally at the 65:29 mark off a throw in that Tiffany McCarty grabbed and slipped a low shot into the net for her team-leading 13th goal of the season. That also added to her ACC-leading point total that now stands at 32 points.

Wolfpack keeper Kim Kern made nine saves, while Erin McNulty had two saves in 81:07 of work, before giving way to Kimmy Diaz for the final 8:53 of the match.

NC State’s best scoring chances came midway through the first half. Sophomore Tanya Cain had the first opportunity at the 23:15 mark, but McNulty was in place to make the save.

A little over a minute later, senior Gia Cipollini marched up from her defensive position to get a shot on net, but once again McNulty was there for the save.

FSU held a 16-3 advantage in shots for the match.

Kern did her best to keep the visiting Pack in the game by coming up with five first-half saves, before the Seminoles finally push through with its two scoring tallies.

NC State (7-8-2, 2-6-1 ACC) steps out of conference Thursday to host Francis Marion at 7 p.m., from Dail Soccer Field. The Pack will then conclude the regular season at home against Duke on Sunday.

Goals by period    1    2    Tot
NC State              0    0    0
Florida State         0    2    2
 
SCORING SUMMARY:
1    62:57    FS    Jessica Price (11) (Ines Jaurena;Lauren Switzer)
2    65:29    FS    Tiffany McCarty (13) (Jessica Price)

Shots: NC State 3, Florida State 16
Saves: NC State 9 (Kim Kern 9), Florida State 2 (Erin McNulty 2)