Box Score DAVIE – Florida Southern opened up Sunshine State Conference play Wednesday night on the road at Nova Southeastern and saw Nichole Poppe score once in each half to give the Sharks a 2-0 win. The Moccasins fall to 0-2-1 overall and 0-1 in the SSC, and the Sharks are now 5-1, 1-0.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both of Poppe's goals were unassisted, with the first one coming in the 23rd minute, and the second one coming in the 62nd minute.
- Poppe had five of Nova Southeastern's 19 shots in the game, with all five of them on target. Emma Heikkila actually led Sharks with seven total shots, but none were on frame.
- Florida Southern was led by senior Margot Chowansky, who took five of the Moccasins' 10 total shots, three of which forced Nova goalkeeper Ida Norstrom into saves.
- Though Florida Southern was out-shot 10-3 in the first half, the shot totals were almost equal in the second half, with Nova holding a 9-7 edge. The Mocs had the better of it in corner kicks, 3-2.
- The only Moccasins to go all 90 minutes Wednesday were center backs Juliana Guida and Gaelyn Crowder.
- Helena Norrstrom made seven saves for Florida Southern in a little over 77 minutes before sophomore Paige Koetter went the final 12:57. Koetter did not have to make a save in her collegiate debut.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Florida Southern and Nova Southeastern are almost dead even in their all-time series, with the Sharks now having won nine times, the Moccasins winning eight, and two games ending in a tie.
- Prior to Wednesday, the last three meetings between Florida Southern and Nova Southeastern, and four of the last six, had gone to overtime.
- This marked the second year in a row and the third time in the last five years Florida Southern and Nova Southeastern have played each other in their first conference game.
- The five shots taken by Chowansky were a career-high for one game.
- Florida Southern used 22 players in the game, including freshman Carly Faust, who led the reserves with 36 minutes in her first appearance of the season. Freshmen Maddie Werneke and Brittany Butler, both from Naperville, Illinois, also made their college debuts.
UP NEXT
- Florida Southern will host Palm Beach Atlantic on Saturday night at 7 p.m. With two home games cancelled by Hurricane Hermine earlier this year, it will be the first time the Moccasins have played at Barnett Field this year. Though PBA is completing its provisional membership in the SSC this season, the game will count in the conference standings.
