Lady Yellowjackets Drop Soccer Match to Jamestown (October 19, 2002)

JAMESTOWN, ND – The MSU Billings women’s soccer team fell 4-2 Saturday at Jamestown College.  Despite out-shooting the Jimmies 25-10 in the game, the Yellowjackets trailed 3-1 at halftime en route to the defeat.

Jamestown jumped on top early, scoring goals in the 7^th and 21^st minutes for a 2-0 lead.  Vicky McCarthy’s second goal of the season pulled the Jackets to within 2-1 in the 30^th minute.  Margot Merrill-Johnson was credited with the assist.  McCarthy’s goal was the only shot-on-goal for MSUB in the first half. 

The Jimmies closed the opening half with a goal in the 43^rd minute to take a 3-1 lead.  Jamestown avenged a October 5^th 2-0 loss to the Yellowjackets in Billings.

After Jamestown scored its fourth goal in the 43^rd minute, Merrill-Johnson netted her third goal of the year in the 49^th minute.  The Yellowjackets managed five other shots-on-goal in the second half, but all five were saved by the Jimmies’ goalkeeper.  Merrill-Johnson led MSUB with nine shots on the day.

MSU Billings fell to 2-12 on the season with two games remaining.  The Yellowjackets will host Embry Riddle on October 25 and Carroll College on October 27 to finish the season.  Both matches will be at Yellowjacket Field at the MSU Billings COT, with the ERU game starting at 3:00 p.m. and the Carroll game starting at 2:00 p.m.  The games will be part of the Yellowjacket Soccer Classic sponsored by Rimrock Inn.