DUE WEST, S.C. – The Erskine College women's soccer team (0-4, 0-1 CC) began Conference Carolinas play with a 4-0 loss against Emmanuel College (2-2-1, 1-0-0 CC) on Wednesday afternoon at Huggins Field.

THE ESSENTIALS 
Conf. Carolinas Table | Stats | Scores
Div. II Scores | Record Book | CC Digital Network
 
THE SERIES
Emmanuel leads the all-time series, 6-2 and has won the past five meetings.

THE MATCH
Emmanuel controlled possession and chances in the first half and found the back of the net on the 19th-minute goal from Zoe Logue to open the scoring. Less than four minutes later, Carina Widauer doubled the visitors' lead, giving them a 2-0 advantage at the break. The early stages of the second half were much more balanced, and the Fleet had a golden opportunity to get back into the match in the 58th-minute but Maria Dos Anjos and Amber Elgin couldn't finish a nice attacking play from the Fleet. In the 73th-minute, the Lions sealed the win with a goal from Olivia Weider before Katrina Wolfe added a fourth for Emmanuel, giving them a 4-0 win in both teams' conference opener.

THE TEAM
Erskine was outshot 28 to 3 and USC Aiken had a 16 to 0 advantage in shots on target.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Fleet continue conference play with another home match on Saturday afternoon against the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (2-1, 0-0 CC) at 2:00 p.m. The Braves defeated Erskine 6-0 in Pembroke last season in the teams' first ever meeting.

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