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AUBURN SOCCER FALLS AT NO. 3 FLORIDA STATE 4-1
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The
Auburn soccer team suffered its first loss of the season Saturday,
taking a 4-1 loss at No. 3 Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla. The
Tigers fall to 0-1-1 on the season while Florida State improves to
2-0-0. "We
got beat by a better team today," said head coach Karen Hoppa. "Credit
to Florida State. They lost a lot from last year, but they re-loaded,
came out and played really well today."
Even with the loss, playing the third-ranked team in the country is something Hoppa thinks will benefit her team down the road.
"It
is early in the season and we are going to learn a lot from this
match," said Hoppa. "Playing this match today is going to make us
better. With being such a young team, there is so much that we can take
away from today."
Florida State struck early, taking a 1-0 lead
in the 16th minute of the match. Bergland Thorvaldsdottir scored on a
diving header at the left side of the goal off a cross from Marta
Bakowska-Mathews.
The Seminoles struck again before the half as
Nora Kervroedan scored on a penalty kick in the 41st minute, giving FSU
a 2-0 lead. The kick occurred after AU's Chelsea Gandy-Cromer and an
FSU player got tangled on the end line in a battle for the ball.
FSU
got on the board early in the second half, taking a 3-0 lead in the
53rd minute. Jamia Fields found Thorvaldsdottir in front of the goal,
about 12 yards out, setting up the redirect shot.
Thorvaldsdottir
returned the favor in the 60th minute as she crossed a pass in from the
left corner, setting up a header for Fields that gave FSU a 4-0 lead.
Auburn
killed the shutout in the 86th minute as freshman Haley Roberson scored
her first career goal. Senior Bianca Sierra set up the scoring
situation with a corner kick. Casie Ramsier received the kick and
headed it to the left post, but Roberson was there to finish off the
play for the goal. The goal was the first scored on the third-ranked
Seminoles this season.
Alyse Scott and Alicen Wright split time
in the goal for Auburn with Scott getting the start and playing the
first half. Scott totaled two saves while Wright, who played the entire
second half in the goal, saved three.
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