Beat Shut Out Carolina
July 27, 2002 - Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) News Release
ATLANTA, GA - Charmaine Hooper's league-leading sixth game-winning goal in the 68th minute gave the Atlanta Beat (9-7-1, 28 pts.) 1-0 over the Carolina Courage (10-4-3, 33 pts.) on Saturday evening at Herndon Stadium.
With the victory Atlanta remains in fourth place in the WUSA standings. The victory was the first for the Beat versus the Courage in the series history.
Hooper gave the Beat a 1-0 lead in the 68th minute with her ninth goal of the season. Emily Burt touched the ball to Hooper at the edge of the 18-yard box. Hooper brought the ball around with her right foot a placed a shot on net. The shot sailed past Carolina goalkeeper Kristin Luckenbill to her left. Burt and Lisa Krzykowski were credited with assists on the score. This was the third straight match in which Hooper and Burt have combined for a score for Atlanta. The goal was Hooper's league-leading sixth game-winning goal of the season.
Carolina's Birgit Prinz nearly got the Courage on the board a few times on the night. In the 30th minute the German striker had a breakaway with only Atlanta goalkeeper Briana Scurry to beat. Prinz shot the ball wide right, resulting in a goal kick. In the 34th minute Prinz blasted a shot past Scurry. However, the shot rattled off the post and over the end line for a goal kick.
Scurry, who recorded five saves, registered her league-leading sixth shutout of the season.
This was only the second time in the club's history that Carolina has been shut out in back-to-back games.
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