Thursday, August 24
Birmingham, AL
7:00 PM
Samford University
1-1-1, 0-0-0
6
vs
0
Jacksonville State
2-1-0, 0-0-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville St. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samford | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Soccer Dominates Jax State, 6-0
8.24.23 | Women's Soccer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University soccer team scored early and often as the Bulldogs earned a dominating 6-0 win over Jacksonville State Thursday night at Shauna Yelton Field.
The six goals by the Bulldogs are the most by a Samford team since a 6-1 win over Mercer in the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament in the spring of 2021. The six-goal victory was the largest for a Samford squad since a 6-0 win over The Citadel in 2019. With the win, Samford improves to 1-1-1 on the season. Jacksonville State falls to 2-1 with the setback.
Nikki Bario led Samford with two goals and an assist. Brigid McElderry, Kylie Gazza, Ella Simpson and Anna Major added a goal each. Mia Wehby had three assists in the contest, while Layla Brown and Mary-Ainsley Alack had an assist apiece.
McElderry got the scoring started with her first career goal in the fifth minute of the match. Gazza added a goal off an assist from Brown in the 16th minute for a 2-0 Samford lead. Simpson then scored off an assist from Bario in the 33rd minute to make the score 3-0. Bario netted her first goal of the contest off assists from Wehby and Alack in the 36th minute for a 4-0 lead. Bario added her second goal off an assist from Wehby in the 41st minute to make the score 5-0.
The Bulldogs added one final goal in the second half. Major netted a goal off another assist from Wehby in the 79th minute to make the final score 6-0.
As a team, Samford had 30 shots, to just one for Jacksonville State. The Bulldogs had 15 shots on goal, to one for the Gamecocks. Each team had two corner kicks on the night.
Samford will play host to the Oklahoma Sooners Sunday at 1 p.m. at Shauna Yelton Field. Admission to the game is FREE.
SCORING RECAP
SAM: 5th minute, Brigid McElderry
SAM: 16th minute, Kylie Gazza, assist by Layla Brown
SAM: 33rd minute, Ella Simpson, assist by Nikki Bario
SAM: 36th minute, Nikki Bario, assists by Mia Wehby and Mary-Ainsley Alack
SAM: 41st minute, Nikki Bario, assist by Mia Wehby
SAM: 79th minute, Anna Major, assist by Mia Wehby
FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS:
For the latest news and information on Samford women's soccer, visit the official website for Samford Athletics at SamfordSports.com. Fans can also follow the Bulldogs on social media at /SamfordSports (Facebook), @SamfordSoccer (Instagram) and @SamfordSoccer (Twitter).
The six goals by the Bulldogs are the most by a Samford team since a 6-1 win over Mercer in the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament in the spring of 2021. The six-goal victory was the largest for a Samford squad since a 6-0 win over The Citadel in 2019. With the win, Samford improves to 1-1-1 on the season. Jacksonville State falls to 2-1 with the setback.
Nikki Bario led Samford with two goals and an assist. Brigid McElderry, Kylie Gazza, Ella Simpson and Anna Major added a goal each. Mia Wehby had three assists in the contest, while Layla Brown and Mary-Ainsley Alack had an assist apiece.
McElderry got the scoring started with her first career goal in the fifth minute of the match. Gazza added a goal off an assist from Brown in the 16th minute for a 2-0 Samford lead. Simpson then scored off an assist from Bario in the 33rd minute to make the score 3-0. Bario netted her first goal of the contest off assists from Wehby and Alack in the 36th minute for a 4-0 lead. Bario added her second goal off an assist from Wehby in the 41st minute to make the score 5-0.
The Bulldogs added one final goal in the second half. Major netted a goal off another assist from Wehby in the 79th minute to make the final score 6-0.
As a team, Samford had 30 shots, to just one for Jacksonville State. The Bulldogs had 15 shots on goal, to one for the Gamecocks. Each team had two corner kicks on the night.
Samford will play host to the Oklahoma Sooners Sunday at 1 p.m. at Shauna Yelton Field. Admission to the game is FREE.
SCORING RECAP
SAM: 5th minute, Brigid McElderry
SAM: 16th minute, Kylie Gazza, assist by Layla Brown
SAM: 33rd minute, Ella Simpson, assist by Nikki Bario
SAM: 36th minute, Nikki Bario, assists by Mia Wehby and Mary-Ainsley Alack
SAM: 41st minute, Nikki Bario, assist by Mia Wehby
SAM: 79th minute, Anna Major, assist by Mia Wehby
FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS:
For the latest news and information on Samford women's soccer, visit the official website for Samford Athletics at SamfordSports.com. Fans can also follow the Bulldogs on social media at /SamfordSports (Facebook), @SamfordSoccer (Instagram) and @SamfordSoccer (Twitter).
Players Mentioned
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JSU
SAM
Goals
0
6
Shots
1
30
Shots on Goal
1
15
Saves
9
1
Corners
2
2
Fouls
11
19
Scoring Plays
Brigid McElderry (1)
GOAL by SAM McElderry, Brigid.
04:38
Kylie Gazza (1)
Assisted By: Layla Brown
GOAL by SAM Gazza, Kylie Assist by Brown, Layla.
15:47
Ella Simpson (1)
Assisted By: Nikki Bario
GOAL by SAM Simpson, Ella Assist by Bario, Nikki.
32:53
Nikki Bario (2)
Assisted By: Mia Wehby , Mary-Ainsley Alack
GOAL by SAM Bario, Nikki Assist by Wehby, Mia and Alack, Mary-Ainsley.
35:30
Nikki Bario (2)
Assisted By: Mia Wehby
GOAL by SAM Bario, Nikki Assist by Wehby, Mia.
40:24
Anna Major (1)
Assisted By: Mia Wehby
GOAL by SAM Major, Anna Assist by Wehby, Mia.
78:42
Game Leaders
fwd
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
1
fwd
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
3
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
def
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
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