UPIKE Athletics

The University of Pikeville women's soccer team advanced into the second round of the AAC tournament by outscoring Reinhardt (Ga.) University 4-2 in a shootout.
 
This is the second time in school history the Bears have hosted a postseason game, and both times the game went to a shootout in a scoreless tie. UPike won the previous time as well, beating Union Commonwealth 4-3 in the shootout two seasons ago.
 
UPike, 9-7-3 and seeded fourth in the tournament, will find out its opponent in the next round on Tuesday afternoon. Top-seeded Truett McConnell (Ga.) hosts No. 8 Columbia International, and the Bears will face the winner.
 
UPike won the toss and elected to shoot second. The Eagles elected to start with sophomore midfielder Emily Cooper, who scored. The Bears answered with senior cornerback Jayla Boyd, who evened the score at 1-1.
 
Junior midfielder Addison Attaway followed but was turned away by junior goalkeeper Claire Cress, and when junior forward Sara Ritter beat the keeper, UPike led 2-1.
 
Up next for Reinhardt was senior midfielder, Grier Deedrick, who was also stopped by Cress. Junior midfielder Rebekah Christopher blasted one in net, moving the Bears within a stop or goal of winning with a 3-1 lead.
 
Senior defender Sarah Taylor scored for the Eagles, bringing senior forward Sadie Bourgeois to the stage, where she scored to give the Bears a 0-0 (4-2 in shootout) win.
 
The teams headed to overtime in a scoreless tie. After a first half that saw non shots on goal by either side, UPike had three in the second half, all turned away by junior goalkeeper Reagan Horton. Three seniors, Sadie Bourgeois, Boyd and Charlene Lofqvist, recorded them.
 
The Eagles had only one, a shot by Cooper. It was saved by Cress.
 
In the two extra periods, UPike had the only shot on goal, taken by Boyd and saved by Horton.