GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University women's soccer team dominated Prairie View A&M University 8-1 Friday afternoon at the GSU Soccer Complex.
The game opened with a goal from Prairie View (1-10-3, 0-3-3), however Grambling State responded with six first half goals.
Olivia Kowall opened the scoring for Grambling State, finding the net in the 12th minute. Just ten minutes later, she struck again, this time assisted by
Sophia Lezizidis, bringing the score to 2-1. The scoring continued with a goal from Forward
Jayla Gage in the 24th minute, with assists from
Khori Banks and
Adrianna Pratt, making it 3-1.
Grambling continued to press, with
Jayla Gage scoring again in the 31st minute, assisted by
Aria Whitney and
Sophia Lezizidis, extending their lead to 4-1. The momentum kept building as
Sophia Lezizidis added another goal in the 34rd minute, assisted by
Aubrey Salazar, bringing the score to 5-1.
Just before halftime,
Sophia Lazari netted a goal, assisted by
Ronya Halleen, extending the gap to 6-1. The second half saw
Kennedy Farr score in the 54th minute, furthering Grambling's lead to 7-1, assisted by
Khori Banks.
The game concluded with a 70th minute goal from
Sophia Lezizidis.
With this win, Grambling State improved to 6-8-3 overall and 4-2-0 in the SWAC.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Grambling State rebounded from an early goal by Prairie View to dominate the match, scoring six first-half goals.
Olivia Kowall,
Jayla Gage, and
Sophia Lezizidis each had braces.
Sophia Lazari scored a goal just before the half.
Kennedy Farr contributed another goal in the second half, leading to a 8-1 victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Grambling State took 20 shots in total with 14 on target.
- Prairie View had three shots with two shots on target.
- Grambling State and Prairie View each took seven corner kicks.
- PV were called for 10 fouls to GSU's 18.
- PV received one yellow card.
UP NEXT
Grambling State will play Texas Southern University Sunday at the GSU Soccer Complex. Kickoff is set for 11:00 a.m.
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