NASHVILLE, Tenn. — WKU Soccer dropped a 2-0 decision to Vanderbilt on Thursday night in Nashville. A scoreless match through the first 50 minutes, the Commodores scored two second half goals to clinch the win.
"I thought we started off the game with a lot of discipline and intensity," said head coach Jason Neidell. "We knew Vanderbilt was a very good possession team. They knocked the ball around really well tonight. I thought we got fatigued in the second half and as we got fatigued we started making some mental mistakes and played with a little less discipline. I'm proud of our kids. We fought hard. I told them if we had been a little more disciplined and a little tidier on the ball we give ourselves a chance down the stretch in this one."
The first half was a gridlock defensive battle between the two teams. WKU held off seven shots from the Vanderbilt attack and stopped countless scoring threats to keep the game 0-0 going into halftime.
The Lady Toppers had a couple of scoring opportunities in the first half. Katie Erwin was able to breakaway from a defender and get the ball to Kayla Meyer in the box for a close range shot, but a Vanderbilt defender blocked the shot. Just before the halftime break, Lily Rummo got off a shot from 20 yards out that was on target, but the Commodore goalkeeper made a leaping save.
Vanderbilt struck first in the 51st minute and then scored again just over four minutes later.
WKU got off five total shots in the match. Carmen Marin led the way with three with the other two coming from Meyer and Rummo.
The Lady Toppers will be back in action on Sunday at Tennessee Tech. First touch will be at 6 p.m.
How to follow the Lady Toppers: For complete information on WKU Soccer, visit WKUSports.com or follow the program via social media @WKU_Soccer on Twitter and Instagram and @WKUSoccer on Facebook.
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