Mobile, AL – The Spring Hill College (SHC) women's soccer team fell to West Alabama 4-1 in Gulf South Conference action on Sunday afternoon. The Badgers honored seniors
Gabrielle Burmaster and
Melissa Schwartz prior to the contest.
Scoring happened fast and furious in the opening minutes of the first half. West Alabama struck just 22 seconds into the match to take a quick 1-0 lead. They would add to that lead just minutes later on a goal in the 6
th minute. SHC answered back to cut the lead down to 2-1 when
Devin Fry scored on a penalty kick. West Alabama made it a 3-1 game in the 15
th minute before both team's defenses took control the rest of the way.
West Alabama would add an insurance goal in the 66
th minute and neither team could generate much the rest of the way. West Alabama outshot SHC 38-5 overall and 16-2 in shots on goal. H.P. Fluharty played all 90 minutes in goal for SHC and made 11 saves.
"Today's game was a tribute to the hard work, leadership and camaraderie demonstrated by our seniors during their time on the Hill," said Head Coach
Allison Whitworth. "Schwartz earned us the penalty kick to get us on the scoreboard and the entire team was wearing "Burmaster" on their jerseys. HP kept us in the game with some tremendous saves. I'm proud of our young team's ability to keep learning from our seniors what it takes to be Badgers as we battle through injuries and withstand a lot of pressure. Who these young ladies are growing into with their character will leave a legacy far beyond the stat line of any game."
The Badgers (1-11-1, 1-8-1 GSC) will travel to Pensacola, FL to take on #4 West Florida in a GSC match at 12:30 PM on Sunday, October 21.
