SAVANNAH, Ga. - Florida Southern's 2009 season opener ended in defeat as the Moccasins fell 3-0 to host Armstrong Atlantic State in the 2009 AASU Pirate Soccer Shootout at AT&T Field.
The Pirates (1-0) took a quick one-goal lead in the seventh minute as freshman Kristina Pascutti took a turnover and split a pair of Florida Southern (0-1) defenders for a breakaway goal in the seventh minute. The score would stay at 1-0 until halftime, with the Pirates holding just a slim one-shot edge at intermission, 6-5.
In the second half, however, the Pirates enjoyed a 10-3 shot advantage and took control of the match after sophomore ÞórdÃs Pétursdóttir's shot from 25 yards out found the upper right corner in the 51st minute, giving AASU a 2-0 lead. Freshman Morgan Mitchell then headed in a corner kick from sophomore Erin O'Rourke in the 69th minute to extend the lead to 3-0.
Sophomore Tracey Mitchell made three saves for the Pirates in net, including a spectacular save on a line-drive shot from Florida Southern forward Kerri-Ann Brown midway through the first half. She also stopped another shot by Brown at the near post, after the junior forward took a cross from Kristen Vollmer out of the left corner and struck the ball in mid-air inside the box.
Brown had three shots, two on goal, as the Mocs finished the day with eight shots. Florida Southern goalkeeper Martina Tangen Billing made one save in net for the Mocs. AASU tallied 16 shots on the day, led by four from Pétursdóttir. AASU enjoyed a 9-7 edge on corner kicks.
Florida Southern will face Georgia College on Sunday at 1:30 in Savannah.
