BOX SCORE (PDF)
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Samford soccer team secured its fifth-straight Southern Conference regular-season title with a 1-0 win at UNCG Sunday afternoon.
The Bulldogs finish the regular season with a record of 11-5-1 overall and 8-0-1 in SoCon play. The Bulldogs have now gone 25 straight SoCon regular-season matches without a loss. During the five-year run for Samford, the Bulldogs have posted an impressive 39-4-2 record in league games. Samford earns the No. 1 seed for the SoCon Tournament, which starts next weekend.
UNCG falls to 12-4-1 overall and 7-2 in SoCon contests. The Spartans finish second in the league standings and will earn the No. 2 seed for the upcoming SoCon Tournament.
KEY PLAYS
- The first half was played evenly, with each team taking three shots, but neither able to net a goal.
- The teams played through most of the second half scoreless as well until Samford's Grace Sommi scored on a header off an assist from Alyssa Frazier following a corner kick in the 84th minute of the contest.
FROM THE BOX SCORE
- Samford goalkeeper Stephanie Westaway had two saves in posting her sixth solo shutout and eighth overall shutout of the season.
- The goal was Sommi's second of the season.
- Frazier's assist was her team-leading fourth of the season.
- As a team, Samford took 11 shots, with five coming on goal.
- UNCG managed 10 shots, two coming on goal.
- Samford had four corner kicks, to three for UNCG.
SCORING SUMMARY
- Samford's Grace Sommi scored on a header off an assist from Alyssa Frazier after a corner kick in the 84th minute of the match: Samford 1, UNCG 0.
LOOKING AHEAD
- The Samford soccer team will host a first-round SoCon Tournament game next Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Samford University Track and Soccer Stadium. The Bulldogs will host the winner of Wednesday's game between Wofford and The Citadel.
