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• High Point earned its first win of the season with a 2-1 victory on the road at Elon on Sunday.
• The Panthers got goals in each half, first from junior Bri Jean-Charles then from senior Meg Kowalski.
• HPU put up 15 shots, including six on frame, while holding Elon to just six attempts.

ELON, N.C. – The High Point University women's soccer team went on the road and picked up a 2-1 win at inter-Triad rival Elon on Sunday evening in Elon, N.C. Senior Meg Kowalski and junior Bri Jean-Charles both found the back of the net for HPU in the victory.

"I thought we were fantastic tonight against a very good Elon squad," head coach Marty Beall said. "We really stifled them in the first half and limited them to just one opportunity, which they took advantage of. The second half was a fight and they threw the kitchen sink at us in the final 15 minutes. I am proud of the way the team battled and weathered the storm late to get the win."

The Panthers improve to 1-0-1 with their first win of the 2016 campaign while Elon falls to 1-1-0.

High Point got on board in just the second minute of play when Jean-Charles got behind the defense and slotted a low shot past the Elon keeper to put the Panthers in front. 1-0.

The advantage for HPU lasted just three minutes as the Phoenix answered right back with a goal by Tori Ballatico in the fifth minute. Ballatico hit a chip shot off a free kick that looped over HPU keeper Alex Hank and into the net to level the score at 1-1.

The Panthers came right back and peppered the Elon goal with shots, taking a 12-1 edge into halftime and eventually reclaiming the lead on a tally by Kowalski in the 55th minute. The midfielder scored her first of the season after receiving a pass from junior Becca Rolfe at the top of the penalty area and unleashing a shot that took a deflection on its way into the net to put High Point in front, 2-1.

HPU dominated possession throughout the contest, at one point holding a 14-1 edge in shots before a late push by Elon. The Panthers finished the contest with a 15-6 advantage in shots with six attempts on frame. Hank made two saves for HPU to pick up her first win of the season in goal.

High Point returns to Vert Stadium for the team's 2016 home opener against Appalachian State on Friday, Aug. 26, at 4 p.m. The game between the Panthers and Mountaineers will be the first of an HPU soccer double header and will be followed by the men's soccer season opener against East Tennessee State.

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