Site: Raleigh, N.C.

Score: William Peace 2, Salem 0

Records: Salem (5-7-1, 1-3-1 USA South) / William Peace (8-4-0, 2-3-0 USA South)

Up Next: Salem at Brevard (Wednesday, October 19 / 6 p.m.)

RALEIGH, N.C. — William Peace took advantage of one goal in each half, along with five saves by goalkeeper Makenzie Jones, to earn a 2-0 win over Salem in USA South Conference soccer on Saturday, October 15th at WakeMed Soccer Park.

Victoria Finklea converted her fifth goal of the slate, following a series of passes by Kyra Delaney and Raine Greene, to provide the Pacers with a 1-0 advantage just under two minutes into the match. That was one of five shots by William Peace in the frame.

Teammate Baylee Womack drove home the second half goal in the 48th-minute, following Delaney's second assist of the match, to extend the lead to 2-0 for the Pacers. William Peace closed out the half with seven shots against the Spirits.

Salem's offense attempted eight shots over the course of the afternoon, including five shots on goal. Four of those shots came from Olivia Nivens, who had three shots on goal in the match. Darilyn Nieto attempted three shots in the match, including one shot on goal.

Defensively, goalkeeper Alexcina Wartski suffered her first career setback in net, surrendering both shot attempts by the Pacers.

A quartet of players had two shots for the William Peace offense, including Delaney, Womack, Greene and Finklea. Jones earned the win between the pipes by virtue of making five saves in the match.

SALEM NOTES
-Salem leads the all-time series 12-1-0 and is now 3-1-0 when facing the Pacers in Raleigh, N.C.
-With her four shots in the match, Nivens now has 28 shots on the season, third-most of any Spirit.
-Nieto had three shots for Salem, moving her team-leading shots to 74 on the slate.