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 14
th 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 65
th minute off an assist from Wells to make the score 4-0. The final goal of the day was scored by Major in the 72
nd 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: 1
st minute, goal by
Sam De Luca off assist from
Whitaker Buchanan
SAM: 10
th minute, goal by
Layton Glisson off assist from
Sam De Luca
SAM: 14
th minute, goal by
Whitaker Buchanan off assist from
Sam De Luca
SAM: 65
th 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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