Lipscomb late penalty kick downs Hornets 1 nil
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – In the end, it wasn’t the exact result that the Alabama State women’s soccer team wanted, but they fought and sweated for it in a toe-to-toe tussle with one of the hottest teams in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
As the physicality of the match wore on, Lipscomb was able to take advantage of a foul called inside the box as junior midfielder Natalie Duboise made good on a penalty kick in the 84th minute to lift the Bison to a 1-0 win against ASU on Friday night at the ASU Soccer Complex.
“I challenged the girls to play 90 minutes, work hard, give ourselves a chance to win and we did that,” said ASU head soccer coach Jodie Smith.
“We had chances in the first half. Now, I’m disappointed in how we lost and disappointed for them because they played so hard to not get the result. They did everything that I asked them to do. They’re [Lipscomb] a good team. They’ve beaten two Power Five schools already [Vanderbilt, Mississippi State] so if we can bring that [effort] to our next game and the coming weeks, we’ll be fine.”
ASU was able to draw even with shots on goals with each team garnering four apiece.
Ariela Lewis fired a team-best four shots with one on target while Larissa White, Aaliyah Lewis and Lexi Kreiger all had one shot on goal.
On the defensive side, the Lady Hornets showed marked improvement from their prior match with notably gritty defense against Bison top scorer Olivia Doak, who entered with a team-high six goals on the season.
“This is the response I wanted after last week,” Smith said.
Sophomore goalkeeper Gianna Guyot played a solid match for ASU with three saves.
Alabama State will next take on Jacksonville State on Sunday at 1 p.m. from the ASU Soccer Complex.
