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Reinhardt REINHARD (0-2-0)
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Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Coy Gill

Women's Soccer Upsets No. 23 Reinhardt, 2-1, at Home

MARIETTA, Ga. --- The Life University women's soccer team stays perfect at home this season, dropping 23rd-ranked Reinhardt University, 2-1, in the day's nightcap game, the scores coming via a pair of goals from Life U newcomers Justine Kuiper and Jeanne Brigand.

NOTES
• Life U gets back on the right side of of the win/loss column with the win at 2-1, while Reinhardt starts its season 0-2.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS 
• Justine Kuiper scored the first goal of the game and her Life U career in the 28th minute on her only shot during the game.
• Jeanne Brigand also got in on the scoring, breaking through towards the end of the first half on a penalty kick.
• Emily Hounsell had a great game in goal, collecting nine saves while only allowing one, last-minute score past her.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
• Life U secured the victory in the first half of the game, coming out of the gates aggressively, taking the bulk of the shots through the opening minutes of the game. The Running Eagles took six shots before Reinhardt attempted its first in the 17th minute. A few minutes later, Kuiper got Life U on the scoreboard, recording a goal off a well placed Thora Hreggvidsdottir pass. In the final minutes of the half after a Estelle Caill corner kick, Brigand lined up for and succeeded on a penalty kick, pushing the team to a 2-0 lead. 
• Life U played much more defensively in the second half, slowing things down to try and steer its way to its first victory over a ranked opponent in program history. As Reinhardt scrambled to get back into the game, Hounsell came up big in the clutch for Life U, grabbing six of her saves in the second frame. Reinhardt did manage to break through for a goal, but it came too late. The Eagle's score came with seconds to play, setting the final score as Life U came away with the 2-1 victory.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Despite Life U holding a commanding advantage in shots taken through the first half, Reinhardt held the lead for the game at 17-15 and in shots on goal at 10-9.
• The Running Eagles took the edge in saves gathered with nine to Reinhardt's seven.
• Life U was penalized much more than Reinhardt at 19-8, while the Eagles earned the only yellow card of the game.
 
UP NEXT
• The team hits the road for its next game, facing Faulkner University on Friday, September 10 at 7 PM in Montgomery, Alabama.
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