MONTEVALLO, Ala. - The AUM women's soccer team opened Gulf South Conference play on Wednesday with a 6-2 setback to Montevallo at the Varsity Soccer Field.

AUM (2-2, 0-1) recorded nine shots, with five on goal, including two in the first half. UM (2-1-1, 1-0) finished with 11 on goal as they scored three goals in both the first and second halves.

The Warhawks got on the board just 71 seconds into the contest, using a 50-yard free kick from Michaelyn Manning that the Falcons failed to clear and was headed by Roser Badia to Lucy Thomas who split a pair of defenders with a hard shot that got past Emily Hounsell in goal. It was Thomas' first score of the season.

The Falcons found the back of the net three times in the first half, getting goals i the 14th and 17th minutes for a 2-1 lead. They added another in the 31st minute when Lainey Farabaugh rebounded her own penalty kick miss that was initially stopped by Karla Guzman-Ortiz but stayed in play where Farabaugh had an uncontested lane to kick it into the open right side of the goal.

AUM pulled within a goal before the end of the half. Lauren Akemon took a throw in up the sideline and sent a ball from near midfield over the UM defense that Laia Gonzalez outran the back line and flicked a ball from just inside the 18 past Hounsell. It was Gonzalez's third score of the year and sixth in two seasons at AUM.

The Falcons scored three more in the second half as they outshot the Warhawks 15-4 in the final 45 minutes.

AUM will return to action Monday, Sept. 23 when the squad plays Georgia College. Kick off in Milledgeville, Georgia is set for 3 p.m. Eastern Time.