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Williams sets shutout record as Pioneers beat LMU, 1-0

Williams sets shutout record as Pioneers beat LMU, 1-0
Box score GREENEVILLE, Tenn. ---

Gabrielle Whitt scored in the 32nd minute and Marissa Williams became Tusculum College's career leader in shutouts as the Pioneers defeated Lincoln Memorial University 1-0 in South Atlantic Conference Women's soccer action Wednesday evening at a chilly Pioneer Field.

Williams made five saves for the 21st shutout of her career, breaking a tie with Jennie Murphy for the most in program history. She preserved the whitewash as time expired, smothering a shot from the Railsplitters' Olivia Thompson after she got behind the defense in the closing seconds.

Whitt gave the Pioneers (6-6-3, 4-2-2 SAC) all the offense they would need at 31:28 as she took a through pass from Carly Whitman and chipped a shot past Railsplitter keeper Kayla Stephens for her first goal of the season.

The Railsplitters (7-6-1, 5-4-0 SAC) had a 19 mile-per-hour wind at their backs in the second half and fired eight shots at the Pioneer goal, but Williams came through with three saves in the half. For the match, Lincoln Memorial finished with a 13-4 shot advantage over Tusculum.

In addition to its lead in shots, Lincoln Memorial had a 5-2 edge in corner kicks over Tusculum in the match. Stephens finished with one save in goal for the Railsplitters.

The Pioneers are home Sunday at 1 p.m. against Coker College in a South Atlantic Conference match at Pioneer Field. Sunday's match will be Senior Day and Wall of Fame Day for Tusculum, as five seniors will be honored before the match along with two new inductees into the Wall of Fame.

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