MCKENZIE, Tenn. – The Bethel University women's soccer team earned its first victory of the season Friday, defeating Freed-Hardeman 3–0 at Walter Butler Stadium in Mid-South Conference action.
Manon Petit broke a scoreless tie at the 44:22 mark, netting an unassisted goal to give Bethel a 1–0 halftime lead.meeting.
The Cats added two goals in the second half. Briley Ross scored off an assist from Zainab Manneh at 52:22 to double the advantage. Addison Schumacher capped the scoring with an unassisted goal at 65:56.
Bethel controlled the match with a 15–5 advantage in shots and an 8–2 edge in corner kicks. The Wildcats put four shots on goal while limiting the Lady Lions to two. Lola Guerin recorded two saves, and Bethel held FHU without a shot in the second half.
The victory improved Bethel to 1–7–1 overall and 1–3 in conference play.
Freed fell to 2-9 and 0-3.