MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Montevallo women's soccer gets set to host Union on Saturday, Oct. 17 for the final Gulf South Conference matchup of the season at Varsity Field.
Montevallo sits atop the league table with an 11-2-1 overall record and a 7-1-1 mark in GSC play after a 5-0 rout of West Alabama on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The Falcons head into Saturday's matchup on a six-game unbeaten streak with a trio of shutouts over that span. Montevallo boasts the top attack in the league and the No. 2 scoring offense in the nation with an average of 3.64 goals per game on a Div. II leading 51 goals.
FALCONS TO WATCH
Lainey Farabaugh leads the GSC with 31 points on 12 goals and 7 assists while adding a pair of game-winning goals with 66 shots and 41 shots on goal. The Altoona, Pa. native has scored for the Falcons in each of the last four games and scored two goals in three of those games.
Ayla Ertekin will look to add to her nine goals and five assists this season while the 2025 GSC Freshman of the Year leads the league with four game-winning goals in 2026.
Defensively,
Jolie Cazale leads the Falcons with 27 saves on 72 shots faced for a .794 save percentage with just seven goals allowed through nine games for 0.78 goals against average. The graduate keeper has posted an 8-1 record in her nine appearances this season with five clean sheets.
SCOUTING UNION
Union enters the weekend with a 4-3-5 overall record and a 4-0-5 mark in GSC play after setting a new UU scoring record in an 8-1 win over Christian Brothers on Wednesday. The Lady Bulldogs are currently riding a nine-game unbeaten streak with five draws and four victories. Union will look to clinch a spot in the 2026 Women's Soccer Championship Tournament as the Lady Bulldogs currently hold fourth in the league standings.
Rebekah Jackson leads Union with 24 points on the season with 11 goals and a pair of assists while taking 36 shots with 22 on goal. Jackson has also added a pair of game winners and holds a 1-for-2 mark in penalty kick attempts.
Paige Blackburn leads the team with five assists in her 12 appearances while adding four goals on 27 shots with 14 shots on goal.
In goal, Antia Lopez Rodriguez holds a .776 save percentage with 45 saves on 134 shots faced in her 12 appearances. The senior keeper allows just 1.22 goals per game with a total of three shutouts while posting a 4-3-5 record.
