English did have another solid day with five saves made. It was the second longest streak of English's career with a 450+ minute clean sheet streak a season ago. The Pirates' shutout streak unceremoniously ended at 425 minutes and 39 seconds.The Pirates looked the better team from there and were able to take the 3-1 lead the distance for the win. It seemed destined for a goal, but Aiken was in position at the left post to boot the ball off the line in what goes down as a team save for the Pirates. With High Point desperate for another couple goals, they found themselves with another chance in the 70 th minute when Ella Vaughn fired a shot to the lower left corner of the goal on a corner kick. It was an exquisite run of play which gave High Point no chance and Ferguson her third career goal and Viera her first point in an ECU uniform. The Panthers kept pressing and the Pirates needed a spark, and they got it in the 68 th minute when Juliana Viera's corner kick was placed perfectly into the box where Ferguson pounded it low and into the net. English was able to get a hand on the headed shot but was not able to get a firm enough touch to prevent the powerful shot from finding the right side of the goal. High Point drew nearer in the second half when Bri Davis' cross from the right was headed in by Lilly Neubauer. The strike marked the second game in a row with a goal for the freshman. The ball caromed off to the right, floating high in the air and staying in play where Steck used her speed to get to win the first touch and made the most of it, drilling a right-footed attempt between the keeper and the post for the 2-0 lead. Schnell kept cool, gathered, turned and fired a shot which was blocked. First, it was a Sofia Serrano past which found the feet of Sydney Schnell at the top of the six.
It didn't take ECU long to follow that one up, using a nice bit of patient play inside the 18-yard box in the 41 st minute.
The Pirates finally opened the scoring in the 39 th minute when Kylie Alvarez's cross from the left side was punched away by High Point's Ellyn Casto but only as far as the head of Aiken who nodded the ball near post and into the back of the net for her first career goal. It was yet another in a string of highlight-reel saves in recent games for English. It was High Point who had the first great opportunity in the game when Lindsey DeHaven fired a shot from about 20 yards out which Maeve English made a tremendous effort to elevate and push over the crossbar. Lindsey Aiken, Ella Steck and Jazmin Ferguson all scored goals in the win. – The East Carolina soccer team downed the High Point Panthers, 3-1, at Vert Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
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