Box Score GREENSBORO, N.C. – After 90 minutes of play, the Samford women's soccer team captured its seventh-straight SoCon Regular Season Championship title, beating UNC Greensboro, 2-0, after Kylie Gazza and Kyla Reynolds both scored for the Bulldogs Saturday afternoon at the UNCG Soccer Stadium.

BOX SCORE (PDF)

KEY PLAYS

• Just seven minutes into the game, Samford would earn its second corner kick, taken by Alyssa Frazier, which would lead to a goal for the Bulldogs as Kylie Gazza got a foot on the ball inside to the six-yard box. Gazza would have her first opportunity blocked by a UNCG defender on the goal line, but followed up with a second shot off the deflection to give Samford an early 1-0 lead.
• After a solid build up from the backline, Lexi Orman would look to double the score at the 24:08 minute mark after she beat a Spartan defender to get a shot off just inside the 18-yard box, however, the ball would go high and right to give possession back to UNCG.
• The Spartans would find their first shot of the game 10 minutes into the second half as UNCG's Kaley Tucker got a head on a cross from the right side of the box, but Morgan McAslan had a diving save to keep the Spartans scoreless.
• Caroline Orman nearly made it 2-0 with less than 18 minutes left in regulation as the senior got on the end of Kyla Reynold's deflected shot, but Orman's attempt off the bounce would go straight into the hands of UNCG's goalkeeper, Aiyanah Tyler-Cooper.
• Samford officially doubled the score at the 79:14 minute mark as Kyla Reynolds received a ball from Mary Raymond on the turn and beat her defender on the outside shoulder to give herself a one-on-one opportunity with Aiyanah Tyler-Cooper. Reynolds slipped the ball past the Spartan goalkeeper into the right-side netting for a 2-0 victory over UNCG.

 
FROM THE BOX SCORE

• Samford logged 11 shots, six of which were on frame, compared to UNCG's four.
• The Bulldogs also took a 5-to-2 advantage in corner kicks.
• Samford once again played an aggressive match with 11 fouls while the Spartans recorded nine of their own.
• Kylie Gazza continues to be a threat on set pieces, collecting her third goal in three-straight games off of corner kicks.  
• Kyla Reynolds earned her first goal of the season and 10th of her career as a sophomore.
• Morgan McAslan played the entire 90 minutes for the Bulldogs, facing two shots on the afternoon.

 
UP NEXT

• The Samford women's soccer team will head into post-season play as the Bulldogs host Mercer University for the Southern Conference Tournament Semifinals. Date and time to be announced.

 
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