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October 3, 2009
 MARS HILL, N.C. - The Mars Hill women's soccer team lost to No. 7-ranked Carson-Newman on Saturday night at the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium by a score of 3-0.
The Lions fell to 1-10 overall and 0-3 in the South Atlantic Conference. The Lady Eagles improved to 11-0 overall and 3-0 in the league.
Most of the first half was a back and forth affair between the two teams, but Carson-Newman got on the board at the 40:39 mark. Trenna Howell (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) beat Chelsea Parker (Richmond, Va.) and scored her eighth goal of the season off a pass from Morgan Gruenenfelder (Sweetwater, Tenn.).
Carson-Newman carried a 1-0 lead into halftime.
The second half belonged to the Lady Eagles. Sandra Kaelin (Switzerland) stretched the lead to two goals when she converted a penalty kick at the 53:26 point. The goal was Kaelin's fourth of the year.
Nikki Brannen (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) scored her fourth goal of the season at the 56:13 mark. Brannen put the ball past Parker from three yards out to give Carson-Newman a three-goal lead.
The Lady Eagles outshot the Lions 21-8, including a 13-4 edge in the second half.
Parker made 10 saves for Mars Hill. Shannon Clancy (Toronto, Canada), who started the game, and Lauren MacKenzie (Barrie, O.N.), who took over after halftime, each recorded one save for Carson-Newman.
Mars Hill will travel to Tusculum on Wednesday night. Game time is set for 5 p.m.
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