Clemson Defeats Francis Marion 4-0

Oct. 1, 2006

CLEMSON, SC–Nuria Zufia scored one goal and had one assist and teammate Lia Schendel had two assists in leading Clemson to a 4-0 win over Francis Marion in a women’s intercollegiate soccer match at Clemson, SC Sunday afternoon.

With the win, Clemson is now 6-5 on the year, and Francis Marion falls to 5-4-3 this season.

Clemson scored all four goals in the first half. Zufia scored in the 10th minute with assists by Schendel and Julie Bolt. This was Zufia’s fourth goal of the year and Bolt’s sixth assist of the year.

Kelly Schneider scored her first goal of the season with assists by Meghan Smith and Katie Vogel at the 15:22 mark giving the Lady Tigers a 2-0 advantage.

In the 24th minute, Molly Franklin scored her third goal of the season with assists by Schendel and Zufia.

Fraser Gerth scored on a take away and recorded her first goal of the season in the 39th minute, giving the Lady Tigers a 4-0 lead before the half.

“We did a good job of taking care of business today,” said Clemson Head Coach Lia Schendel did a great job. This was Lia’s first career start and she had a solid performance for us today.”

Clemson will play at Virginia Tech on Thursday, October 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Lady Tigers’ next action.

Clemson 4, Francis Marion 0

Clemson–Nuria Zufia (Lia Schendel, Julie Bolt) 9:35

Clemson–Kelly Schneider (Meghan Smith, Katie Vogel) 15:22

Clemson–Molly Franklin (Lia Schendel, Nuria Zufia) 23:30

Clemson–Fraser Gerth (Unassisted) 38:20

Shots: Clemson 23, Francis Marion 2

Corner Kicks: Clemson 6, Francis Marion 1

Saves: Ashley Phillips (CU) 1, Stephanie Permar (CU) 1, Jacque Sutphin (FM) 11

Fouls: Clemson 11, Francis Marion 9

Attendance: 780