MONTEVALLO, Ala. -- After a rain delayed season opener against Faulkner at home, the Falcons traveled to Montgomery to play a makeup game against the Eagles.
 
Montevallo trailed at the half and went 3-1 down in the second. However, a spirited Falcons' comeback led by Tylor Ring and Kira Bochard helped secure a dramatic comeback victory.
 
The Eagles took an early 1-0 lead in the first half but that was short lived when the Falcons' Tylor Ring found goal in the 24^th minute to tie the game at 1-1.
 
Faulkner scored again in the first half to take a 2-1 lead into the break.
 
In the 60^th minute, the Eagles took a 3-1 lead on a ball that beat the goal keeper in what appeared to be the games decisive goal.
 
However, the Falcons continued to fight back and Kira Bochard scored her first of two goals in the second half in the 61^st minute to pull the Falcons to within a goal as they trailed the Eagles 3-2.
 
Ring scored the equalizer for the Falcons in the 66^th minute on a backheel goal that came from a free kick by Christiane Malone.
 
Bochard but the game away and capped the Falcons comeback with an unassisted goal in the 80^th minute as the Falcons walked away with the 4-3 victory.
 
Montevallo 4, Faulkner 3
September 13, 2017
Montgomery, Alabama | Billy D. Hilyer Stadium
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
22' | Kassandra Carpintero opened the scoring for the hosts. After intercepting Young's goal kick, the senior midfielder beat a defender and lashed a shot from the left side into the bottom right corner.
 
24' |Tylor Ring took advantage of slack defending to blast a shot that Davis reached but couldn't keep out of her net.
 
34' | The Eagles went into the half ahead after Kayla Wilson's tap in goal. Sydney Young was lobbed and Wilson had the easy task of converting from six yards out.
 
60' | Faulkner doubled their advantage 15 minutes after the restart. Kayla Wilson added a second goal of the game against a different goalkeeper. Beating Perez-Bayon to a 50/50 ball, the forward had an empty net to pass the ball in for her third of the season.
 
61' | Montevallo staged an immediate comeback and the response came from Kira Bochard. The freshman's first goal was assisted by Tylor Ring.
 
66' | After scoring and assisting, Ring added a second goal to equalize five minutes after bringing her team back into the game. On a restart from a foul, Christine Malone's ball was backheeled into the net by Ring to level the game at three each.
 
80' | Ten minutes from time, Kira Bochard found the winner for the Falcons.
 
GAME NOTES

• Montevallo outshot the hosts by a 22 to 5 margin. They also dominated shots on goal, with 14 to the Eagles' four.
• Faulkner's keeper Kelbe Davis was forced into 10 saves compared to the Falcons' one. The keeper in the first half, Sydney Young, was replaced by Judith Perez-Bayon in the second period.
• Tylor Ring's brace brought her to five goals in her Montevallo career. Her assist was her seventh in a Falcons uniform.
• Montevallo overturned last season's 1-0 loss in Montgomery with today's win over their NAIA opposition.  

RECORDS
 
Montevallo 1-1 (0-1)
Faulkner 0-4
 
UP NEXT
 
The Falcons return home with two matches this weekend. Montevallo hosts West Georgia on Friday, September 15 at 7 p.m. Central time. Two days later, they welcome the North Alabama Lions at 1 p.m.