Montgomery, Ala. – Ruby Mendez made history in the 19' minute during Thursday evening's 3-1 home loss to Albany State with a goal that clinched her 101^st career point as a Warhawk. The senior forward becomes the fourth Warhawk to ever reach the feat.  
 
Game Notes
- AUM falls to 0-3 on the season, while Albany State improves to 2-0 to start the year.
- Mendez became just the fourth player in the history of the school to record 100 points and now sits fourth all-time in this category.
- Freshman keeper Chloe Kistler added 11 saves in the contest, marking the third straight game she has recorded at least nine stops.
 
Standout Performers
- Julia Pack led the Warhawks in shots with three, just missing a goal in the 71' minute.
- Maria Bacillo recorded seven stops for the Golden Rams in goal
- Thuto Ramafifi netted two goals for Albany State and recorded eight total shots. 
 
How it Happened
- In the 19' minute, Mendez was able to give the Warhawks their first lead of the season when she took a pass from Milian Mollison to the top right of the penalty box. Mendez then sidestepped the Rams' keeper to net her third goal of the season and register point 101 of her career.  
- Following the goal, the Golden Rams were on the attack for the remainder of the second half, forcing Kistler to make a variety of stops in high danger areas.
- Albany State was finally able to break through the Warhawk defense in the 39' minute when Ramafifi netted her first goal of the game when she found herself in front of an open net after Kistler misplayed a ball outside the box.
- The Golden Rams were able to take the lead right before halftime in the 44' minute when Ramafifi took a pass from teammate Lovisa Mulunga and slotted the ball past Kistler to give ASU a 2-1 lead going into the half.
- Albany State would record the next nine shots on goal to open the second half of play, but once again Kistler and the AUM defense held strong to keep the game at a 2-1 deficit.  
- The Warhawks were able to muster some offense in the 76' minute when Mollison and Mayson Jaindl had a pair of chances to give the Warhawks the lead, but their shots were met by the opposing keeper's gloves.
- Albany State would seal the fate of the game just moments later when Aliyah Armijo took a shot from outside the box and pounded the ball into the upper right corner of the net past the outstretched Kistler.  
 
Inside the Boxscore
- ASU outshot AUM 31-19 
- The Golden Rams were able to muster 15 shots on goal while the Warhawks were able to record eight.  
- Albany State earned 11 corners in the contest, holding AUM to just four.   
 
Quotable
When asked what reaching such a milestone meant to her, Mendez said, "It felt amazing in the moment, I'm proud of myself and proud of my team for allowing me to score that goal"
 
Up Next
- The Warhawks will conclude their three-game homestand with a contest against the Florida Tech Panthers on Thursday Sept. 19 at the AUM Soccer Complex beginning at 7 p.m.
 
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