Kayla Durden scored her second match-winning goal of the season, and Courtney Turner added a pair of assists to lead the No. 21 Tusculum women's soccer team to a 5-1 win over Tennessee Wesleyan on Wednesday night at Pioneer Field.
Senior goalkeeper Vanessa Fyffe played the final 58 minutes for the Pioneers (14-3-1) on senior night, making two saves in relief of Rachael Jennings, who started the match and did not face a shot through the initial 33 minutes.
Durden paced the Pioneers with a goal and an assist, while Turner tied a career-high with two helpers. Kourtney Kavic, Cassy Melnike and Claire Duncan each found the back of the net for the Pioneers, as freshman Chelsea Slayter capped TC's four-goal first half with her first collegiate goal.
Tusculum opened the scoring less than two minutes into the first half, when Kavic took control of a cross from Durden inside the Wesleyan area and delivered a perfect finish into the back of net for her sixth goal of the season.
Tennessee Wesleyan erased the shutout bid mid way through the 89th minute when Helen Collins headed a cross from Kelly Stanton inside the far post to cut the margin to 5-1.
Tusculum plays on Saturday when the Pioneers travel to Lenoir-Rhyne.
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