MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Montevallo women's soccer opened Gulf South Conference slate with a 6-2 rout of Auburn Montgomery in the Falcons' annual Sea of Purple game. 
 
The Warhawks drew first blood with a quick goal just over a minute into the action. Following the second early corner for UM, Morgan Goehring equalized with her second goal of the season. Montevallo's attack continued to add on the damage with Isabel Dillehay's first goal of the night just three minutes later. AUM saw a dangerous scoring chance but caught the woodwork and was denied the tying goal. A Montevallo penalty taken by Lainey Farabaugh was saved by the Warhawk keeper but Farabaugh got a boot on the rebound to give Montevallo a 3-1 lead in the 31^st minute. AUM pulled a goal closer in the 39^th minute but a shot that missed high gave the Falcons a 3-2 lead heading into the break. 
 
The two sides looked to strike early in the second half but Emily Hounsell stopped an AUM shot on frame while the Warhawk keeper turned Farabaugh away in the 49^th minute. Senior midfielder Rilee Bradbury extended the Falcons lead to 4-2 off a pass from Shadia Valenzuela in 25 minutes left in the second half. Another Montevallo corner in the 78^th minute led to Dillehay's second goal of the day with Bradbury taking her second assist of the night. Just 40 seconds later, Valenzuela got on the board with her second goal of the season to give the Falcons a 6-2 advantage. A final save from Hounsell with five minutes to go sealed the Falcons 6-2 win over in-state rival AUM. 
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 6 | AUM 2
Records: Montevallo 2-1-1 (1-0 GSC) | AUM 2-2 (0-1 GSC)
Location: Varsity Field | Montevallo, Ala. 
 
GAME NOTES

• Montevallo's attack dominated the game with a total of 23 shots with 11 of those on target while AUM recorded just nine shots with five on goal. 
• The Falcons managed four corners in each half to finish with a season-high eight corners.
• Isabel Dillehay tallied her first two goals of the season to lead the Falcons on the scoreboard.
• Rilee Bradbury also finished with four points but on one goal and a pair of assists. 
• Lainey Farabaugh's penalty kick in 31^st minute was the first PK taken by the Falcons in 2024. 
• Emily Hounsell was put to work in the second half when the graduate keeper made a trio of saves to keep the Warhawks at bay. 

 
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