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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford soccer team earned a 1-0 win over Georgia Southern on Senior Day Sunday afternoon at Shauna Yelton Field. With the win, Samford improved its record to 3-5-1 on the season. Georgia Southern's record fell to 3-5-1 as well.
5
Winner Samford SAM (7-6-2, 4-1-1)
0
VMI VMI (5-8-1, 1-5-0)
Winner
Samford SAM
(7-6-2, 4-1-1)
5
Final
0
VMI VMI
(5-8-1, 1-5-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Samford SAM 3 2 5
VMI VMI 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Soccer Earns 5-0 Win At VMI

LEXINGTON, Va. – The Samford soccer team scored early and often on its way to a dominating 5-0 win at VMI Friday afternoon at Patchin Field.
 
With the win, Samford improved its season record to 7-6-2 overall and 4-1-1 in Southern Conference play, putting the Bulldogs in first place in the SoCon standings. VMI fell to 5-8-1 overall and 1-5 in league play.
 
For Samford in the win, Layton Glisson scored two goals. Whitaker Buchanan and Sam De Luca had a goal and two assists each. Anna Major also scored a goal, while Maison Wells added an assist.
 
Peyton Hull played 78 minutes in goal for Samford, saving one shot. Emma Donley played the final 12 minutes at goalkeeper for the Bulldogs.
 
The Bulldogs got the scoring started right away when De Luca scored off an assist from Buchanan just 20 seconds into the game. In the 10th minute, Glisson scored off an assist from De Luca for a 2-0 Samford lead. Buchanan scored her goal in the 14th minute off an assist from De Luca as Samford took a 3-0 lead into the locker room at halftime.
 
In the second half, Glisson scored her second goal of the day in the 65th minute off an assist from Wells to make the score 4-0. The final goal of the day was scored by Major in the 72nd minute off an assist from Buchanan to make the final score 5-0.
 
As a team, Samford took 19 shots, to just four for VMI. The Bulldogs had 12 shots on goal, to just one for the Keydets. Samford had four corner kicks, to three for VMI.
 
Samford will next play at home against Mercer on Thursday, Oct. 17. The game is set for a 6 p.m. start from Shauna Yelton Field.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
SAM: 1st minute, goal by Sam De Luca off assist from Whitaker Buchanan
SAM: 10th minute, goal by Layton Glisson off assist from Sam De Luca
SAM: 14th minute, goal by Whitaker Buchanan off assist from Sam De Luca
SAM: 65th minute, goal by Layton Glisson off assist from Maison Wells
SAM: 72nd minute, goal by Anna Major off assist from Whitaker Buchanan
 
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