SALISBURY, N.C. – Montevallo women's soccer dropped a road meeting with No. 19 Catawba, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon.
 
In her first start of her career, Frida Larsson opened with a save in the fifth minute of action, but Catawba took an early lead with the icebreaker coming just six minutes into the game. In the 10^th minute, Shadia Valenzuela fired the Falcons' first shot on goal of the day before adding a second just six minutes later. The game turned into a defensive battle for the next 20 minutes before Morgan Goehring fired her first of six shots on the day in the 36^th minute. Without another shot on goal from either side, the game went to the half with Catawba leading 1-0.
 
The Falcons fired a total of five shots to start the second half with offensive pressure but couldn't put one on frame. Catawba extended its lead out to 2-0 in the 63^rd minute off a corner. Just four minutes later, Valenzuela made the Catawba keeper work with a shot on goal before Goehring added another pair of shots on target in the 70^th and the 77^th minutes. Catawba would find the final goal of the game with just nine minutes to play to put the game out of reach for the Falcons.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 0 | No. 19 Catawba 3
Records: Montevallo 1-2 | No. 19 Catawba 4-0
Location: Frock Field | Salisbury, N.C.
 
GAME NOTES

• Montevallo's offense couldn't find the back of the net despite a total of 23 shots on the day with six shots on goal while holding Catawba to just seven shots for the game.
• The Falcons won a total of 10 corners on the afternoon while Catawba was awarded just three.
• Morgan Goehring and Shadia Valenzuela led the Falcons' attack with six shots each while Valenzuela fired three on goal with two coming from Goehring.

 
UP NEXT: Montevallo opens conference play on Wednesday, Sept. 17 with a trip to Auburn Montgomery for a 6 p.m. kickoff.