LIVINGSTON, Ala. – Montevallo women's soccer extended its unbeaten streak to five games after taking a 5-0 win over West Alabama behind four different goal scorers.
After graduate keeper
Jolie Cazale tallied her first save of the night in the 16
th minute,
Karsyn Ross opened the scoring for Montevallo in the 22
nd minute off a pair of assists from
Katelynn Kott and
Sierra Nickelberry. Just five minutes later, Ross assisted on
Ayla Ertekin's ninth goal of the season to give Montevallo a 2-0 lead in the 27
th minute. On a counterattack following a West Alabama shot,
Lainey Farabaugh added to her Gulf South Conference leading goal total in the 30
th minute to stretch UM's advantage to 3-0. Cazale added a second save late in the first half to send the game to the break with the Falcons leading by a trio of goals.
Out of the break, Ross added another shot on goal but was denied by the West Alabama keeper in the opening minute of the half. Farabaugh added her second goal of the game and her 12
th on the season in the 53
rd minute to give Montevallo a 4-0 lead. Farabaugh looked for another goal with a pair of shots on goal but each were turned away. The 71
st minute featured Cazale's third save of the night before
Natalie Sligar's third goal of the year put the game in hand for the Falcons with a 5-0 lead in the 76
th minute. A final stop from the Falcons' veteran keeper punctuated Montevallo's road win to move UM to 11-2-1 overall and 7-1-1 in conference.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 5 | West Alabama 0
Records: Montevallo 11-2-1 (7-1-1 GSC) | West Alabama 1-9-2 (0-7-2 GSC)
Location: UWA Track and Soccer Complex | Livingston, Ala.
GAME NOTES
- Montevallo nearly reached its season high set in the first meeting with West Alabama after posting 26 shots with 10 on goal.
- The Falcons defense held UWA scoreless on eight shots with four shots on goal.
- Montevallo set a new season best with 17 corners during the game while holding West Alabama to just two.
- Lainey Farabaugh led Montevallo's attack with a pair of goals on seven shots with four shots on goal in 68 minutes of action.
- Ayla Ertekin finished with four points on a goal and two assists while Natalie Sligar and Karsyn Ross each added a goal.
- Jolie Cazale tallied her fifth shutout of the season with four saves on eight shots faced to bring her goals against average to .78 on the season.
UP NEXT: Montevallo gets set to host Union on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. at Varsity Field for the penultimate game of the conference schedule.
