LAKELAND, Fla. - The No. 4 ranked Southeastern University women's soccer team earned a 3-1 victory over TSC opponent SCAD on Wednesday night.
Southeastern was close to getting on the board within the first 10 minutes of the half, as a shot by Bania Duran hit the crossbar.
In the 19th minute, a cross by Uchenna Kanu would find the head of Duran, who scored the first goal of the game. This marks her 13th goal of the season.
About 10 minutes later, SCAD would tie the game 1-1. Senior, Annie Sullivan scored her first goal of the season from a kick 30-yards out.
Then, just a couple of minutes before the intermission, Uchenna Kanu obtained her 30th of the season with a header assisted by Aisha Solorzano.
Going into the half, Southeastern and SCAD were tied at 1-1. The Fire tallied a total of 13 shots in the first half, compared to the Bees' three shots.
After the break, in the 61st minute of play, the Fire were close to increasing their advantage by a goal when Siobhan Longmore shot a ball outside the box, hitting the crossbar and then going out of bounds.
Kanu scored her second goal of the game in the 67th minute, after she received a through ball from Duran and placing the ball in the right bottom corner of the goal.
The senior-forward from Nigeria has officially tied the all-time record for career goals in NCAA and NAIA across men's and women's soccer at 146 goals scored. Kanu is only one goal away from breaking the record.
Southeastern finished the game with a total of 24 shots, compared to the Bees' 16. Out of 24 shots, SEU only had eight shots on goal. Sophomore, Holly Eddins recorded three total saves on the night.
Coach Randy Belli commented, "Tonight wasn't our best performance, but credit to SCAD, they caused us a lot of problems and the game was 1-1 at half. As a team, we didn't put our heads down and Kanu helped us come back, scoring two good goals, tying the all-time record. We're looking forward to seeing her produce and trying to set the record in the upcoming games."
The Fire now advance to 14-3 overall on the season, 8-1 in-conference play.
Southeastern will be back in action on Saturday November 2 as they head to Hardeeville, S.C. to play USC Beaufort. The game is set to start at 12 p.m.
