MARIETTA, Ga. ---- Three players found the back of the net as the Life women's soccer team pulled away from Faulkner, 3-1, for the victory tonight in Lupo Family Field, advancing the Running Eagles program best start to 4-0.
NOTES
• As the wins continue to come in, the program best start will continue to extend, moving to four wins to start the season after tonight.
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Emily Hounsell collected her fourth win of the season, the freshman earning a career-high three saves on the night.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
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Daniela Cianchini put together an incredibly strong performance in the game, scoring the first goal of the game and adding an assist on the game's final score.
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Alexandra Collighan scored her goal on a rocket of a kick from distance.
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Hollie Johnston was the last Life U player to find herself with a goal against the Eagles.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Faulkner found themselves putting a score on the board first. In the game's 17th minute, the Eagle's Ainsley Lockwood got the ball past Hounsell on a well placed pass from Angelica Justice.
• It did not take long for the Running Eagles to respond to their early 1-0 deficit, Cianchini scoring just two minutes later.
• In the final five minutes of the first half, Collighan added what would turn out to be the winning goal off an assist from
Niamh Halloren, pushing the lead to 2-0.
• Johnston put the icing on the cake in the first three minutes of the second half off a ball from Cianchini.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Despite Life U pulling away to win the game with breathing room, there was a high degree of parity in shots. The Running Eagles led with 17 (six on goal) compared to 15 (three on goal) for Faulkner.
• Both team's keepers did good jobs in collecting saves, the Eagle's keeper grabbing six and Hounsell garnering three.
• Life U found itself at a disadvantage when it came to fouls, leading 7-4, but two Faulkner players were charged yellow cards.
UP NEXT
• Life U plays its final competition of the Fall Thursday, October 29 at 6 PM on the road at Middle Georgia State.
