MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Montevallo women's soccer fell, 2-0, in a matchup with No. 21 West Florida on Friday night at Varsity Field.
The Argonauts were on the attack early and often with five UWF shots coming before the Falcons could manage to fire one. In the 33
rd minute, senior keeper
Emily Hounsell was forced to make her first save of the evening with a second save coming just moments later.
Hounsell went back to work in the 43
rd minute to keep the game in a scoreless tie heading into the half.
West Florida came out of the half on the attack with UWF putting its first goal on the board in the 50
th minute.
Around six minutes later, the Falcons saw three-consecutive shots with
Morgan Goehring and
Raylene Alcaraz firing Montevallo's first two shots on goal of the night.
Senior
Miranda Fragoso looked to tie the game in the 69
th minute but was denied by the UWF keeper before the Argos added a second goal following a Falcon offside call.
Tori Ochoa and Fragoso each fired a shot on target in the closing stages but the Falcons would fall, 2-0.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 0 | No. 21 West Florida 2
Records: Montevallo 5-4-2 (2-3-2 GSC) | West Florida 8-1-1 (5-1-0 GSC)
Location: Varsity Field | Montevallo, Ala.
HOW IT HAPPENED
7' | UWF fires the first shot of the night.
34' | Hounsell makes her first of five saves.
50' | UWF takes control with the first goal of the match.
57' | Goehring puts Montevallo's first shot on target.
58' | Alcaraz nearly ties the game but is denied by the keeper.
71' | UWF finds its second goal of the evening.
GAME NOTES
- Montevallo was outshot 15-8 on the night with the Argos taking seven shots on goal compared to five from UM.
- Both keepers made five saves on the night.
- West Florida was awarded six corners with Montevallo taking just one.
- Neither side received a yellow card during the match.
UP NEXT: Montevallo plays host to Spring Hill on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.