Bulldogs Shut Out ETSU For 5-0 Victory

Sunday, March 14

Birmingham, Ala.

1 PM (CT)

Samford University

1-1-2, 1-0-1

ETSU

1-4-1, 1-2-1

Team	1	2	Final F
ETSU	0	0	0
Samford	2	3	5

Photo by: Chase Cochran | Samford Athletic

3.14.21 | Women's Soccer

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Offense was on display for the Samford women's soccer team on Sunday afternoon as the Bulldogs picked up a dominant 5-0 victory over ETSU at the Samford Track and Soccer Stadium.

BOX SCORE (PDF)

KEY PLAYS

Just five minutes into the game, Samford registered two shots on frame, forcing ETSU's goalkeeper, Ashton Blair, to make two saves.
Lexi Orman gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead at the 21:21 minute mark after she launched a shot from outside the 18-yard box for an upper 90 goal in the right side of the net.
Samford had another great chance to double the score in the 25th minute with a lofted shot from Alex Bice, but it went slightly over the top of the net to keep the score at 1-0.
In the final seven minutes of the first half, Alex Bice executed her second chance in front of goal after running onto a through ball from Audrey Kleiman. Bice placed the ball in the bottom right corner of the net to further the Bulldog lead.
Ella Simpson found her second goal of the weekend off a corner kick fifteen minutes into the second half. She beat her defender on the inside shoulder and got her head on the ball for Samford's third goal of the afternoon.
Two minutes later, Taylor Yount jumped on a loose ball in the box and slotted it into the lower right corner to push the score to 4-0.
Another opportunity presented itself to Samford in the 64th minute after Caroline Orman was taken down in the box for a Bulldog penalty kick. She placed the ball into the lower left corner to add the fifth and final goal to the score sheet.

FROM THE BOX SCORE

Samford outshot the Buccaneers 18 to one with 12 of those being on frame. The Bulldogs also took an eight to one advantage in corner kicks, while playing aggressive for a total of nine fouls.
Morgan McAslan made her fifth start of the season and recorded one save in her 70 minutes between the posts.
Fellow goalkeeper Alex Bicknell made her first appearance of the season and closed out the game for Samford in the final 20 minutes of play.
Taylor Yount led the Bulldogs offensively with five shots and one goal.
Lexi Orman and Caroline Orman each found their first goal of the season.
Alex Bice and Ella Simpson also scored their first goals for the Bulldogs this year.
Alyssa Frazier and Audrey Kleiman found themselves in play-making positions as both players registered one assist.

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UP NEXT

The Samford women's soccer team will head to Spartanburg, South Carolina on Friday, Mar. 19 to compete against Wofford at 5 p.m. at Snyder Field.

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