BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—After battling through over 77 minutes of scoreless play, No. 15 Centre scored in the 78th minute to defeat the Birmingham-Southern women's soccer team, 1-0, Friday evening on Preston Goldfarb Field at Berylson Soccer Park.

The Panthers fell to 7-6 overall and 2-3 in the Southern Athletic Association, while the Colonels moved to 11-1-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the SAA.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Play was even through the first half, with Centre out-shooting BSC 8-6, but both teams had two shots-on-goal.
• The Colonels controlled the ball more in the second half, out-shooting the Panthers 10-1.
• Destinie Graves scored in the 78th minute to break the scoreless tie and put Centre up 1-0, and the Colonels held onto the lead for the remaining 12 minutes.

NOTABLE

• Junior Nicole Newton led BSC with two shots.
• Senior goalkeeper Katie Williams recorded four saves.
• With the exception of Centre's 2-0 loss to No. 14 Denison, it was the first time that the Colonels had been held to less than two goals in a game.

UP NEXT

• BSC hosts Sewanee on Sunday at noon in the final home game of the regular season.
• It will be Senior Day for Mattie Gereben, Sarah Lombardi, Sammy Manzo, Avery Newcomb, Ashley Prouty, Jessie Sperry, and Katie Williams.