VALDOSTA, Ga. -- The Warhawks of Auburn Montgomery concluded their three-game road trip with a 6-0 loss to Gulf South Conference foe Valdosta State on Wednesday evening in women's soccer action.
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NOTES
• AUM falls to 4-7 on the year with a 3-5 mark in GSC play, while Valdosta State improves to 9-3-1 and 7-2-1 in conference matches.
• Felecia Wester recorded nine saves during the match.
• Valdosta State strikers Riley Tennant and Suvi Savolainen netted two goals each for the Blazers in the winning effort.
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STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Valdosta State striker Haille Patterson broke the scoreless tie in the first half with her first goal of the year.
• Valdosta State's keeper Alyssa Curtis tallied six saves in the shutout effort.
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Agnes Edlund and
Fabiana Alborghetti led the Warhawks in shots with three apiece in the match. Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The first 20 minutes of the match saw back and forth action from both teams as neither side were able to find any sustained momentum. Â
• Valdosta State got on the board first in the 33
rd minute when the Blazers' Haille Patterson netted her first goal of the year on an assist from Mallory McDaniel. Â
• Valdosta State outshot AUM 10-4 in the first half.
• The Blazers added another goal in the 58
th minute off a penalty kick goal from Taylor Snell to put Valdosta State up 2-0. Â Â
• VSU found another goal in the 67
th minute when Riley Tennant netter her 7
th goal of the year to give the Blazers a 3-0 lead.
• Valdosta State found three more goals in the final 20 minutes of the game to put the home squad up 6-0.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• AUM finished the match with 10 shots, and 6 were put on target. Valdosta State finished the game with 25 shots with 15 on frame.
• Valdosta State led AUM in corner kicks 11-2. Â
• The Blazers recorded six saves while the Warhawks picked up nine.
STAT OF THE GAME
• Tennant and Savolainen tallied two goals each for the Blazers, netting their 8
th and 2
nd goals of the year, respectively.
UP NEXT
• The Warhawks will return home Friday October 13 when they take on Gulf South Conference foe, Lee University. The match is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
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