HIGH POINT, N.C. –
Morgan Wilcox netted her first career goal as the High Point University women's soccer team played to a, 1-1, draw against College of Charleston on Sunday afternoon.
Site: Vert Stadium
Score: High Point 1, Charleston 1
Records: High Point (0-2-1), Charleston (0-1-1)
Head Coach Aaron McGuiness: "We showed a lot of character in the second half. We came out and challenged the group at halftime. Wanted to be more dominant and dynamic up top and to really battle for it. We did just that and it paid off. College of Charleston is a good team, they're athletic and quick on the dribble. We did a good job of defending that. In the second half we definitely found that space on the weak side and we were able to exploit it and get better opportunities than what we were creating in the first half."
The Cougars were able to work their way to an early 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute after taking control of possession most of the first half.
On the other side of the ball,
Kylee Williams made a great stop on a Cougar corner kick to start the second half that would have extended their lead. It was after the Williams save that the Panthers really turned it on as HPU was more dominant with the ball and created chances for its offense.
Right before the first HPU goal came, the Panthers set up
Amelia Courbron for a perfect shot that the keeper just got her gloves on with a dive to her right.
Coryn McDonnell was right there for the rebound, but the keeper made another save in front of the net to stop the Panthers momentum inside the box.
It was just a few minutes later that
Kasey Resker floated a ball into the box that led Wilcox to beat her defender and get a foot on it for the equalizer in the 76th minute. This was Wilcoxs's first career goal that put High Point on the board for the first time in the 2025 campaign.
High Point had a late surge in the final minutes in the Cougars zone but ran out of time as the buzzer sounded. Wilcoxs goal led to the 1-1 draw against the College of Charleston on Sunday afternoon in High Point.
Williams, the redshirt sophomore was credited with her first career start in net this afternoon. Williams tallied a career-high five saves on 20 shots faced in her Panthers debut.
Up Next: High Point will head to Buies Creek, NC for a meeting with Campbell University on Thursday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m.
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