WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Senior forward Serenity Waters and freshman midfielder Molly McGarry each scored a goal in the second half as UNCW posted its first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Dayton at UNCW Soccer Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The win evened the Seahawks' record to 1-1-0 while Dayton suffered its second straight loss to begin the season.

Waters gave UNCW a 1-0 lead in the 60th minute when she converted a penalty kick for her first goal of the season. McGarry upped the advantage to 2-0 with 19:32 remaining when she knocked in the first goal of her college career off assists from junior Blair Pearce and senior Savannah Andrews.
  Freshman goalkeeper Sydney Schneider earned the first shutout of her college career after making two saves, including a penalty kick attempt in the first half.

Junior Kaelyn Johns tallied one save in the loss for Dayton, which was outshot by a 12-4 margin.     

Game Notes:

• Sunday's game marked the first-ever meeting between the two teams.
• Waters moved into a tie for ninth place on the Seahawks' all-time list with her 19th career goal.
• Waters also tallied her eighth career game-winning goal, moving her into a tie for sixth place on the Seahawks' career ledger.
• Pearce recorded the first assist of her college career.
• UNCW held a 9-5 advantage in corner kicks.

Up Next: The Seahawks begin a four-game road swing next weekend with a visit to the Mid-Atlantic Region. UNCW visits UMBC on Friday, Aug. 25, before traveling to Navy on Sunday, Aug. 27.   

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College Women's Soccer: UNCW 2, Dayton 0

	1st	2nd	Final
Dayton	0	0	0
UNCW	0	2	2

 
Goals: UD – n/a; UNCW – Serenity Waters (59:54), Molly McGarry (70:28). Assists: UD – n/a; UNCW – Blair Pearce, Savannah Andrews. Saves: UD – Kaelyn Johns 1 (90:00, 2 goals allowed); UNCW – Sydney Schneider 2 (90:00, 0 goals allowed). Shots: UD – 4; UNCW – 12. Corner Kicks: UD – 5; UNCW – 9. Attendance: 319.

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