SFA Grinds Out Big 2-0 Win Over SLU

Sunday, October 18

SFA Soccer Field

1:00 PM

Stephen F. Austin

Southeastern Louisiana

Freshman Breanna Moore scored a goal for the second straight game on Sunday afternoon

SFA Grinds Out Big 2-0 Win Over SLU

10/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Oct. 18, 2015

Box Score

SFA 2, Southeastern Louisiana 0
SFA Soccer Field • Nacogdoches, Texas
Records: SFA (7-6-2, 6-0-2 SLC); SLU (9-4-2, 4-3-1 SLC)
Up Next: at Abilene Christian (7-7-2, 6-1-1 SLC) • Friday, Oct. 23 • 7:00 p.m.
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NACOGDOCHES, Texas - In the final home game of the 2015 season, the Stephen F. Austin women's soccer team picked up an impressive 2-0 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on what was a beautiful Sunday afternoon at SFA Soccer Field. The result puts the Ladyjacks at 6-0-2 in the Southland Conference - still one point clear of Abilene Christian for first place.

Junior midfielder Amanda Doyle and freshman forward Breanna Moore each scored a goal for SFA with sophomore forward Hanna Barker getting the assist on each. Doyle put the Ladyjacks on top early with a goal at the 7:58 mark while Moore provided the finishing touches with a tally at 81:55.

Doyle struck first on Sunday afternoon with a stunning combination of creativity and finesse from 12 yards out. Barker delivered a terrific through ball on a right-footed volley that Doyle was able to control to get one-on-one with SLU keeper Hope Sabadash. Doyle then chipped a ball over a charging Sabadash that floated into the right side netting to give SFA a 1-0 lead.

With seven goals in eight league games, Doyle is in first position in both goals scored and points (16) this season. She also scored on Friday night against Nicholls.

The two teams played each other fairly evenly over the middle of the game but Moore all but secured the win for SFA in the 82nd minute. After Barker beat multiple defenders down the left flank, she whipped a ball over Sabadash to the back post where Moore was waiting to drive a header home. The goal, Moore's second in as many games, gave SFA a 2-0 cushion that wouldn't be relinquished.

With Barker's two assists on Sunday, she finishes the weekend with three helpers and one goal. Moore, who also assisted on a goal and scored against Nicholls on Friday, ended the weekend with five points. 

The `Jacks could have easily had two or three more goals on Sunday afternoon. Just minutes after entering the game, senior forward Amanda Fox rocketed a shot off the crossbar in the first half that would have put SFA up 2-0 at the break. Doyle also had a breakaway shot saved in the second period while Barker provided two more shots on target.

The Ladyjacks limited the Lady Lions to just one look at goal all game - a close-range shot which freshman goalkeeper Allyson Smith saved at a crucial juncture in the second half with an acrobatic dive. Redshirt sophomore keeper Lillie Ehlert (6-5-2), who started the game and played the entire first half before making way for Smith in the second, was credited with the win. The team shutout is the fifth of the year for SFA.

For the first time during its SLC slate, SFA was outshot by SLU, 16-12. Most of the Lady Lions' shots had to come from distance, however, with great defensive pressure applied by the Ladyjack back line - Brooke Dunnigan, Kelly Ann Craig, Julianna Echavarry, Chantal Curry and Bailey Bosley. SFA held a 5-1 edge in shots on goal while SLU controlled the corner kick distribution, 5-3.

Including Sunday's shutout, SFA hasn't conceded a goal to SLU over the last six meetings dating back to 2010. The win also extends the Ladyjacks' overall unbeaten streak in conference to 30 games.

The Ladyjacks have three road games remaining in the regular season, starting with a tough task at Abilene Christian next Friday night at 7:00 p.m. The Wildcats currently sit one point behind SFA in second place. The `Jacks then travel to Incarnate Word in San Antonio on Sunday afternoon for a 1:00 p.m. kick.

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