Tramicka James scored on a rebound with 2:16 left as Tusculum College defeated Catawba College 1-0 in South Atlantic Conference Women's soccer action Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Field.

The Pioneers (11-1-2, 6-0-1 SAC) remain in second place in the SAC standings heading into Wednesday's showdown with first-place Lenoir-Rhyne at Pioneer Field. The victory extended Tusculum's unbeaten streak to 12 matches (10 wins, 2 ties), and the loss was the second in a row for Catawba (8-6-0, 3-4-0 SAC) after five consecutive wins.

With the teams locked in a defensive battle and overtime looming, the Pioneers scored the winning goal when Alisha Pugh played a long ball to Jana Linke, who sent a quick pass through to James.

The senior broke in and beat Indians keeper Angelica Pawlowski, but the ball caromed off the right post. James followed her shot and calmly deposited the rebound for her 10th goal of the season and a 1-0 Pioneer lead in the 88th minute.

James had the only good scoring chance of the match other than her goal, but Pawlowski pulled in her shot from 10 yards in the 10th minute.

Tusculum finished the match with a 12-4 edge in shots over Catawba, including a 5-1 advantage in shots on goal. Both teams took five corner kicks in the contest.

Marissa Williams earned her sixth shutout of the season for the Pioneers by making one save in goal. Pawlowski finished with four stops for the Indians.

Wednesday's match against Lenoir-Rhyne will begin at 5 p.m. at Pioneer Field.