MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Auburn University at Montgomery women's soccer team used a five-goal explosion to pick up its first win of the campaign on Sunday afternoon at the AUM Soccer Complex. 

The Warhawks saw five different players tally a goal, including Madison Foshee, Sydney Garth, Lauren Akemon, Roser Badia, and Laia Gonzalez. AUM also totaled eight assists in the match.

THE WARMUP

Score: AUM 5, ASU 0 
Records: AUM 1-3-0 | Albany State 0-4
Series: AUM leads 3-1
Location: Montgomery, Ala. | AUM Soccer Complex
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HIGHLIGHTS

• The Warhawks got on the board in the sixth minute to take a 1-0 lead. Anila Mantello crossed a pass into the box that was headed by Akemon toward Foshee, who poked the ball past the keeper for the early advantage.
• Less than a minute later Laia Gonzalez found the foot of Garth, who ricocheted a shot off the crossbar to make it 2-0 AUM.
• AUM created a handful of other first-half chances, but the score stood 2-0 in AUM's favor at the break. 
• In the 61st minute, Lauren Akemon chipped home a laser from well outside the 18-yard box to bag her first goal of the season. 
• Badia found her first career goal for the Warhawks in the 79th minute, as she took a pass from Gonzalez and snuck it past the keeper to make it 4-0 Warhawks. 
• The final goal of the afternoon came from Gonzalez, who cleaned up a Garth shot that glanced off the crossbar.

• The Warhawks registered 36 shots in the match to just three for Albany State.
• Lady Rams goalkeeper Daphne Estrada totaled 15 saves, including 10 in the second half.
• AUM put together its highest-scoring effort since a win over Shorter University on Oct. 22, 2021.
• Laia Gonzalez posted her first multi-assist effort in black and orange and ended the match with four points (one goal and two assists).
• Garth also tallied four points on the afternoon and leads the team with two goals this year.
• Karla Guzman-Ortiz saw her first action in goal and kept AUM's clean sheet in the second half.
• Badia scored her first career goal and earned her first career assist for AUM.
• Akemon and Foshee (one goal and one assist each) also earned their first points of the season.

• "I am proud of the girls today after a good overall team performance," said head coach Julianne Herrity. "It is always great to keep a clean sheet and have multiple goal-scorers. We'll look to keep that momentum going into our first conference matches of the season this upcoming week."

UP NEXT

AUM continues its homestand at the AUM Soccer Complex on Friday, September 15 at 5 p.m. as they play host to Valdosta State University.

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