9-7 (.563) Overall

Shawnee State managed five shots on goal, but couldn't find the back of the net.  Campbellsville's Ashley Corum scored the games only goal in the 44th minute of play. 

SSU's junior Brooke Warner tallied six saves in just her second start in goal. [Box Score]

Senior Kelley Bowles is the Bears lone senior and graduates Shawnee State's career assists holder with 34 in her career. 

The Bears combined an impressive mixture of solid defense and well executed offense in order to secure the victory against the Cumberlands. Sophomore Stephanie Rhoads had Shawnee's only goal and was assisted by freshman Theresa Welsch. The goal is Rhoads sixth of the season and Welsch's third assist. Cumberlands outnumbered Shawnee in total shots with 21-11 and in the number of shots on goal with 13-5.

Junior Brooke Warner had a career-high of 13 saves in goal. [Box Score]

The Shawnee State women’s soccer team lost to Mid-South Conference foe Campbellsville 7-1 on Saturday afternoon at Shawnee Turf.  The loss drops the Bears to 8-6 overall and 3-4 in the MSC.  With the win, Campbellsville improves to 10-6 and 5-3 in MSC play.

The match was a defensive struggle early as each team was trying to find their way to the net.  The Tigers opened up the scoring on a penalty kick by Megan Campbell in the eighth minute of play.  The Bears tried to answer right back in the 15th minute, but a shot by Kat Westendorff sailed just of the goal . The score remained 1-0 until late in the second half when Campbellsville took advantage of a few Shawnee State defensive lapses and scored two goals in the final 2:30 for the half to make it 3-0. 

The second half saw Shawnee State have three great scoring chances in which they were unable to finish while Campbellsville continued to stay on the attack.  They tallied three more goals before the Bears got on the scoreboard on a goal by Brittany Brooks that was assisted by Theresa Welsch.  The goal was Brooks' team leading 12th of the season while Welsch tallied her third assist.  Campbellsville went on to add one more goal late in the second half.  On the game, The Bears were out shot 27-12.

The Shawnee State women’s soccer team fell 1-0 to Walsh University in a non-conference match as Shawnee State hosted the Robert N. Appell II Kick for Crohn's game.  The two teams teamed up for the cause in memory of Head Coach Rob Appell and brother Assistant Coach Ryan's father. 

Walsh's Molly Martin scored the games only goal in the 69th minute of play on an assist by Carley Adams. 

Freshman Sara Cashdollar recorded a career-high 14 saves in the loss, playing the entire game in goal.  WU's Jill Zanney tallied three saves. 

"It is tough to lose a close game when you see opportunities pass and you know you had a chance to capitalize," Head Coach Appell stated about the Bears tough loss.  "With that said I am proud of the effort the girls gave today, it was a completely different team than we have seen in the past couple weeks.  Hopefully we can build on that going into a big conference game this weekend."

"We would like to thank everyone who took part in today's Kick for Crohn's game.  It was great to see all the support and hear all the encouraging comments from our friends, family and fans." said Appell. 

Shawnee State falls to 8-5 on the season and Walsh improves to 9-5.  [Box Score]

The Shawnee State women’s soccer team fell 5-0 to Indiana Tech on Saturday.  The Bears fall to 7-5 on the season.

The Bears couldn't generate their offense as they only tallied four shots on goal in the game compared to Indiana Tech's 15 shots on goal.  Overall, the Bears were out shot 29-6.   

Indiana Tech took a 3-0 lead at the break and added two goals in the second half. 

Freshman Sara Cashdollar tallied 10 saves in the loss.  Indiana Tech's Jordan Roell had four saves. [Box Score]

The Shawnee State women’s soccer team defeated Kentucky Christian in a non-conference match on Friday. The win moves Shawnee to 8-3 for the season and drops Kentucky Christian to 5-6.

The Bears took the lead after 20 minutes of scoreless play with a goal by Junior Kat Westendorf. That goal was assisted by senior Kelley Bowles. In the 38th minute, sophomore Stephanie Rhoads added a second goal for the Bears. Rhoads’ goal was assisted by freshman Theresa Welsch. Welsch started off the second half with a goal of her own in the 50th minute of play. Rhoads’ gained the assist. Kentucky Christian answered with a goal in the 73rd minute by Jessica Proudfoot, but then failed to score again. Continuing to add to the scoreboard, sophomore Staci Johnson scored in the 75th minute with help from Bowles. Sophomore Brittany Brooks concluded the game with a second goal in 77th minute sealing the victory for the Bears.

The Bears outnumbered Kentucky Christian immensely by taking 32 shots and 19 shots on goal. Kentucky Christian only had four shots and three shots on goal.

Freshman Sara Cashdollar played all 90 minutes and recorded two saves in the match. [Box Score]

Both teams were unable to find the back of the net in the first half.  The Bears did not hesitate in the second half as sophomore Marie-Elana Kennedy found junior Katherine Westendorf in the 50th minute of play to give the Bears the 1-0 lead.  The goal was Westendorf's fourth of the season.  Pikeville answered back knotting the game at 1-1 in the 58th minute on a goal by Ashley Crutcher.  The Bears regained the lead on Westendorf's second goal of the game, fifth of the season on an assist from senior Kelley Bowles.  Shawnee State sealed the win as sophomore Brittney Brooks, scored her ninth goal of the season on an assist from Bowles in the 81st minute of play.  Bowles now stands with 11 assists on the season. 

The Bears outshot Pikeville 13-7 in the game and 9-4 on shots on goal. 

Freshman Sara Cashdollar got the win, accumulating three saves in the game. [Box Score]

The Bears kept the game close allowing only two goals going into the half.  Lindsey Wilson broke out the offense in the second half and dominated by adding six more goals to their lead. 

Freshman Theresa Welsch contributed the only Bear goal in the 70^th minute of play.

Lindsey Wilson out shot the Bears a staggering 32-2.  Freshman goalkeeper Sarah Cashdollar had a career-high 12 saves. [Box Score]

Sophomore Brittney Brooks got Shawnee State on the board in the second minute, scoring a goal on an assist by Kelley Bowles.  Rio Grande answered just four minutes later though, as Alex Davis tied the score with her first collegiate goal.  The score remained tied at one until the 72nd minute when Davis took an assist from Rachel Hoffman and scored her second goal of the game. 

Each team took eight shots in the contest, with the Bears putting six on goal to Rio Grande's five.  Shawnee's freshman goalkeeper Sara Cashdollar had three saves.  [Box Score]

The Bears did not hesitate to start the scoring as sophomore Brittany Brooks scored the Bears first goal just within six minutes of action on her way to her second hat trick of the season.  Freshman Bethany Ward tallied the assist off of a corner kick.  St. Catharine's struck back knotting the game 1-1 two minutes later on a goal by Paola Martinez off of a corner kick from Krista Russell.  Brooks answered with her second goal of the day in the 20th minute of action on an assist from sophomore Stephanie Rhoads.  Rhoads then scored a goal of her own just over a minute later off of a corner kick from Ward.  Brooks completed her hat trick in the 37th minute on Ward's third assist on the day.  Two minutes later senior Kelley Bowles found freshman Jamie Clevenger to give the Bears the 5-1 advantage at the break and the eventual win.

Freshman Sara Cashdollar got the win for the Bears as she played a complete game in goal tallying three saves.  [Box Score] 

West Virginia Tech scored in the 33rd minute on a goal by Carla Carvalho.  The Bears didn't waste anytime as sophomore Stephanie Rhoads tied the game at 1-1 just 12 seconds into the second half.  This is Rhoads' third goal of the season.  Sophomore Lauren Pritt then scored her first goal of the season on an assist by Kelley Bowles in the 77th minute to give the Bears the 2-1 win.

Freshman Sara Cashdollar picked up the win as the play the entire game in goal tallying six saves. [Box Score]

September 20 @ Ohio Christian

Ohio Christian University was no match for Shawnee State on September 20 as the Bears dominated the opposition with a score of 5-0.  Shawnee improves to 4-1 overall and 0-1 in the Mid-South Conference. The Bears began their offensive assault with a goal by Stephanie Rhoads with the assist by Kelley Bowles and Kat Westendorf.  During the minute 54 Westendorf headed in a goal of her own off the serve by Marie-Elana Kennedy.  Jamie Clevenger added another goal off the serve by Bowles during the 63rd minute of play.  Bowles got in on the offensive action by scoring on a free kick 21 yards out during minute 77.  With ten minutes left Theresa Welch added the Bears final goal with a header assisted by Bowles.  Shawnee had ten shots on goal while only allowing Ohio Christian one shot.  [Box Score]

September 18 @ Georgetown

Shawnee State fell to new conference foe Georgetown College Saturday afternoon in a 0-4 match. Shawnee moves to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the Mid-South Conference. Georgetown improves their record to 5-1 for the season and 1-0 in the Mid-South Conference.

Shawnee had four shots on goal, but struggled to find the net. Georgetown's scorers were Chelsea Farley, Taylor Fiest, and Kelsey Ach. Freshman Sara Cashdollar had a career-high of eight saves. [Box Score]

September 15 @ Cincinnati Christian

The Shawnee State woman's soccer team defeated Cincinnati Christian University at Xavier University Wednesday Night. The Bears improved their record to 3-0 for the season, while Cincinnati Christian drops to 2-5-1.

Shawnee State recorded nine shots on goal and found the net twice during the match. Goal scorers were sophomore Brittany Brooks in the 11th minute and senior Kelley Bowles in the 64th minute. Brooks was assisted by junior Marie-Elana Kennedy.

Freshman Sara Cashdollar recorded four saves from the win. [Box Score]

September 8 vs. Mountain State

The Shawnee State Women's Soccer team opened their new home field, Shawnee Turf, in style with a dominating 10-1 victory over Mountain State University Wednesday afternoon.  "It was nice to able to open up our new facility in this fashion," said head coach Rob Appell.  "There were a lot of people who put in a great deal of hard work and we cannot thank them enough for their support and dedication."  

The scoring starting early for the Bears (2-0) as sophomore Brittany Brooks scored the first goal on the new artificial turf in the sixth minute and then continued her march toward her first career hat trick as she tallied the next two goals before 10 minutes of game time had elapsed.  Junior Kat Westendorf scored her first goal of the year at the 23 minute mark and the route was on from there.  Shawnee State continued the balanced attack by scoring a total of eight times in the first half by four different players; Kelley Bowles with two, Westendorf with two, and Jamie Clevenger adding one.  The scoring continued in the second half as Bowles, a senior, finished off her first career hat trick and then added another for a career high four goals in the match.  "We did some things in the second half that I thought were good and are going to help us down the road," said Appell.  "It was an all around solid effort from our entire team."  [Box Score]

August 29 @ Carlow

The Shawnee State women's soccer team won their season opener August 29 against former conference rival Carlow University.  Senior midfielder Kelley Bowles kicked off the season in style as she quickly scored an unassisted ground shot from the right side with 43:34 left in the first half to give the Bears a 1-0 lead.  With a little over 24 minutes left in the half Carlow midfielder Marla Sasko tied the game 1-1 on a hard drive from the left corner. With 32:34 remaining in the second half sophomore forward Stephanie Rhoads scored on a rebound goal on the shot by junior Marie-Elana Kennedy giving her the assist.  The Bears increased their lead to three with 1:47 left on the clock when freshman forward Jamie Clevenger scored from the left side with an assist by Bowles.  With 49 seconds left in the game Carlow midfielder Alyssa Tlumac scored on a penalty kick to bring them within one but their late rally was subdued by the Bears as they went on to win 3-2.  Shawnee State was out shot 13-9 in shots on goal. Freshman Sara Cashdollar played 90 minutes and tallied six saves in her first appearance in goal at Shawnee State University.