MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Montevallo tied the Gulf South Conference Tournament record for goals in a single game after scoring six in a shutout victory over the No. 8 seed Trevecca Nazarene.
Lainey Farabaugh fired the first shot of the day for Montevallo in the 10th minute before
Isabel Dillehay broke the ice in the 19th minute to give Montevallo an early lead. About 15 minutes later,
Elise Marquardt found her third goal of the season off an assist from
Natalie Sligar to stretch Montevallo's advantage to 2-0. Late in the half,
Katelynn Kott looked to add a third goal but would be denied by the TNU keeper. In the final minute of the half,
Sierra Nickelberry took a shot on a free kick that careened off the crossbar to send the game to the half with Montevallo leading 2-0.
Out of the break,
Janelle Torres marked the third Falcon to find the back of the net off an assist from
Karsyn Ross. Just eight minutes later,
Natalie Sligar tallied her fifth goal of the season in the 54th minute to make the score 4-0 in favor of the Falcons. Farabaugh added to her league-leading total in the 61st minute to give Montevallo a five-goal lead and set the Montevallo program record for most goals in a single season. The 72nd minute saw Montevallo tie the GSC tournament record with six goals after
Ayla Ertekin capped the games' scoring. The Falcons added a trio of shots in the final ten minutes before taking a 6-0 win over TNU to head into the GSC semifinals on Friday, Nov. 6.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Montevallo 6 | Trevecca 0
Records: Montevallo 15-2-1 (9-1-1 GSC) | Trevecca 7-6-4 (4-4-3 GSC)
Location: Varsity Field | Montevallo, Ala.
GAME NOTES
Montevallo matched its total number of shots from the previous meeting with Trevecca after firing 22 shots with 10 on goal.
The Falcons' six goals in the opening round of the tournament marked the first time since 2009 a GSC team has scored six goals in a tournament game.
Montevallo saw a total of six different Falcons score on Sunday to mark the most goal-scorers in a single game this season.
Natalie Sligar led Montevallo's attack with four points on a goal and two assists while
Karsyn Ross added another pair of assists.
Lainey Farabaugh and
Janelle Torres each posted a goal and an assist while
Ayla Ertekin,
Elise Marquardt and
Isabel Dillehay each added a goal.
UP NEXT: Montevallo heads to Huntsville, Ala. on Friday, Nov. 6 as the Falcons get set to take on Delta State in the GSC semifinals.
