MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Montevallo women's soccer continued its hot start to conference play with a 2-0 win over Alabama Huntsville on Saturday night.
Montevallo was on the back foot early with a dangerous chance from the Chargers but kept UAH out of goal. In the fifth minute,
Bear Bradbury fired the first shot on goal of the night but was denied by the keeper. In the 23
rd minute, junior
Isabel Dillehay added another UM shot on frame before freshman
Ayla Ertekin added her first of the game in the 27
th minute. The game evolved into a battle for possession for the next 15 minutes before
Katelynn Kott nearly beat the keeper in the 41
st minute. The game then went to the half with both sides locked in a 0-0 tie.
The Chargers looked to score early in the second with a shot on goal in the 49
th minute but a sure handed save from
Ciara Duff kept the game tied. Just four minutes later, Ertekin found the back of the net in a scrum off a corner to give Montevallo a 1-0 lead. Less than a minute later,
Lainey Farabaugh extended the Falcons' lead on a breakaway chance with the assist credited to
Morgan Goehring. UM would add another shot on goal in the 75
th minute before the Chargers were denied a goal off another save from Duff. In the final minute, Goehring nearly extended the lead to three goals but a UAH save left the Falcons with a 2-0 win.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 2 | UAH 0
Records: Montevallo 5-2-0 (4-0 GSC) | UAH 4-2-1 (1-1-0 GSC)
Location: Varsity Field | Montevallo, Ala.
GAME NOTES
- Montevallo dominated possession with a 20-8 advantage in shots while adding an 8-2 lead in shots on goal.
- Montevallo won a total of seven corners on the night with the Chargers taking four, all in the first half.
- The Falcons add another clean sheet to bring the total for the season to five with four in league play.
- Ayla Ertekin scored her second goal of her career and marked her first game-winning goal.
- Lainey Farabaugh added the second Falcon goal on her lone shot on frame of the night.
- Ciara Duff improves to 4-0 on the season with four consecutive clean sheets.
UP NEXT: Montevallo hosts Christian Brothers on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. for the Falcons' Senior Day celebration.