DAHLONEGA, Ga. — The No. 16 University of North Georgia women's soccer team raced past the visiting Falcons of Montevallo, 3-1, in front of another large crowd at the UNG Soccer Complex. With the win the Nighthawks improve to 7-1-2 on the season and 5-1-1 in the Peach Belt Conference.
The first goal of the match came in the sixth minute off the foot of
Rachel VanHorn, assisted by the header from Jacey Ramey guiding the ball just in front of the goal for a one-on-one situation that VanHorn capitalized on.
The second goal of the match came off a corner taken by
Taylor Wagnon that was headed into the net by
Jessica Allen in the 24th minute.
Rachel VanHorn scored her second goal of the night in the 42nd with a shot from deep in the corner of the penalty made possible by a pass in from
Sophia Matonak.
Montevallo's lone goal came in the 80th with a breakaway goal from Ally Reeves just inside the penalty box, assisted by a pass in from Taylor Gonzales.
NOTES
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Rachel VanHorn scored two goals in tonight's contest, making it four for the week after scoring two goals in Wednesday's match at Lander.
- With the lion share of minutes on the night, North Georgia goalkeeper,
Kaitlyn Siberski, improves to 3-1-1 on the season.
- With the win North Georgia improves to 8-0 in conference play against Montevallo in the all-time series.
NEXT UP
The Nighthawks will host Wingate on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m., as a part of Make-A-Wish Day at the UNG Soccer Complex. Admission to the match is free with donations encouraged to benefit Make-A-Wish Georgia.
