FLORENCE, Ala. – The North Alabama women's soccer team poured in five goals in the second half to defeat the Delta State University women's soccer team 6-1 on Friday at the Bill Jones Athletic Complex in Florence.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: North Alabama 6 | Delta State 1
Records: Lady Statesmen (3-9, 2-7 GSC) | Lions (9-2, 8-1 GSC)
Location: Bill Jones Athletic Complex | Florence, Ala.
Series: UNA leads the series 14-1
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Lions scored the opening goal of the game in the 33rd minute, as Shelby Wall's sixth goal of the season gave the home team a 1-0 lead.
- UNA outshot the Lady Statesmen 12-4 in the opening 45 minutes of play.
- Wall scored her second of the game in the 48th minute to give the hosts a 2-0 advantage.
- Just over a minute late, UNA's Beatriz Fernandes scored her third goal of the season off of an assist by Kylie Huey on a corner kick to give the home team a 3-0 lead.
- Shelby Wall recorded a hat trick with a goal in the 65th minute, using an assist from Tay Cavett to score her eighth goal of the year and run the score to 4-0 in favor of the Lions.
- Kylie Huey's seventh goal of the year (off of Cavett's second assist of the match) made it 5-0 for North Alabama.
- Chelsie Hurren's 69th minute goal made it 5-1, as she scored her first of the season off of an assist from Lakyn Cryder. Cryder registered her third assist of the season in assisting Hurren.
- Sara Litmanen scored her first goal of the season for UNA, assisted by Madeline Guillen, in the 78th minute to mark the final goal of the match for North Alabama.
STAT OF THE GAME:
- North Alabama scored five goals in the second half, their highest total of the season in any half.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
UP NEXT:
The Lady Statesmen finish their road trip on Sunday, Oct. 8 for a GSC contest with West Georgia. The match is scheduled to begin at Noon in Carrollton.
