West Alabama 4, Montevallo 1
October 7, 2018
Tiger Stadium (Livingston, Alabama)
HOW IT HAPPENED
15' | TeMia Pride, the leading goal scorer in the Gulf South Conference, scored the first of her two goals in the match to give West Alabama an early 1-0 lead.
17' | The Tigers' Ellie McKenzie scored her second goal of the season to extend the West Alabama lead to 2-0 less than two minutes later in the contest.
20' | Sophomore Samara Lino scored the Falcons' first goal in the match with her third goal of the season, which trimmed the Tigers' lead to 2-1 midway through the opening half.
67' | Pride scored her second goal in the contest and 13th goal of the season to push the Tigers' lead to 3-1 midway through the second half.
72' | Emily Porteous headed in a goal off an assist from McKenzie to extend the West Alabama lead to 4-1 in the late stages of the match.
GAME NOTES
- West Alabama entered the match ranked No. 9 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Association NCAA Division II South Region rankings.
- The Falcons and the Tigers each finished with 17 shots attempted in the contest.
- The Tigers held a slight 13-10 advantage in shots on goal in the match.
- Montevallo finished with four corner kick opportunities compared to three for West Alabama.
- Freshman Medhali Hernandez attempted a team-high four shots in the match.
- Freshman Romee Contreras put a team-best three shots on frame in the contest.
- Freshman Annie Mason registered a season-high nine saves while playing the full 90 minutes in the match.
RECORDS
Montevallo (5-5-2 overall, 4-4 in Gulf South Conference)
West Alabama (8-3-1 overall, 6-2 in Gulf South Conference)
UP NEXT
The Falcons will return to action Wednesday, Oct. 10 in a non-conference match on the road against South Atlantic Conference opponent Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina. Match time is set for 3 p.m. Eastern/2 p.m. Central. Â