Samford Soccer Ties Furman, 1-1

Friday, October 9

Birmingham, Ala.

4 PM

Samford University

6-2-5, 3-0-2

Furman

8-3-3, 3-0-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Furman	1	0	1
Samford	0	1	1

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10.9.26 | Women's Soccer

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford soccer team and the Furman Paladins played to a 1-1 draw Friday afternoon at Shauna Yelton Field.

With the result, Samford is now 6-2-5 overall and 3-0-2 in Southern Conference play. Furman is now 8-3-3 overall and the Paladins remained tied with Samford at 3-0-2 in league play.

Furman scored late in the first half as Alyssa England netted a goal off assists from Katie Villiger and Caroline Moseley in the 40^th minute. The Paladins went to halftime with a 1-0 advantage.

In the 70^th minute, Samford's Sam De Luca scored on a header off an assist from a corner kick from Bekah Allen to knot the score at 1-1. Neither team was able to score the rest of the way and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

De Luca led Samford in the game with seven shots, with three coming on goal. Brinley Murphy registered four shots, two on goal. Samford goalkeeper Peyton Hull saved six shots, while allowing the one goal.

For Furman, Norah Roller had a team-high four shots, with two coming on goal. Furman goalkeeper Reese DeJong has 10 saves, allowing one goal.

Next up, Samford will play at Chattanooga on Thursday, Oct. 15. The game is set for a 5 p.m. (CT) start from Chattanooga, Tenn.

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