Goals have been in short supply for the College Matildas this season, but this week saw two players find the back of the net and another go desperately close to tallying one on her college debut.
It’s been a long time coming for Amy Sayer, but the Stanford sophomore finally tucked home her first college goal as the Cardinal romped to a 3-0 win over Loyola Marymount. In the dying seconds of the first half, Stanford went the length of the pitch in mere seconds, with Sayer creating the opportunity from midfield before making the late run into the box to put her team up 2-0 heading into the break. The goal had been a long time coming for Sayer, for whom hitting the bar had almost become a theme in amongst what has been an outstanding first two seasons to this point for the Matildas midfielder. Now, with that first goal finally under her belt, hopefully this weekend can be the catalyst for more goals for the former Sydney FC star.
Continuing on the theme of first goals, Indianna Asimus had scored plenty for Wyoming but this week saw the Orana Spurs junior tally her first for Illinois State since transferring prior to this season. Making her first start for the Redbirds, Asimus scored what would turn out to be the game-winner in a six-goal thriller against Northern Illinois, tallying the strike to put Illinois State up 3-2 in the 68th minute. The Redbirds would add a fourth goal in the 83rd minute to finish with a 4-2 victory and move to 2-6 for the season.
From one end of the pitch to the other, Caitlin Le Roux has started to come into her own at Louisiana Tech, starting both games for the Lady Techsters this week after coming off the bench in the majority of games to this point. The South Australian freshman hadn’t played more than 62 minutes in any one game before this weekend, but played 80 minutes in a 4-0 win over Sam Houston State and 68 minutes in a 2-1 defeat of Little Rock to further embed herself in a Louisiana Tech lineup that has posted a 4-3-1 record to this point. Le Roux also tallied a shot just for good measure as she looks to notch a first collegiate goal.
Just up the road, Louisiana-Monroe took on Alcorn State in a game that saw both Brianna and Siobhan Edwards make their debut for the Warhawks during a 7-0 demolition. Brianna earned family bragging rights as the first of the pair to take to the pitch in the 72nd minute, but Siobhan subbed in just a minute later, hitting the woodwork with a shot just 90 seconds after coming on. The battle for more minutes looks set to be white-hot going forward, particularly with the Warhawks sitting at an impressive 7-0 record and showing good form.
As one of the lowest-rated conferences in NCAA Division I, few people would give a SWAC team a chance against a Conference USA side, particularly when that SWAC team had lost to the same Conference USA side 8-1 just seven months ago. However, nobody told Alabama State as they marched into Birmingham to face UAB. Grace Norbury saw 81 minutes of playing time as the Hornets scrapped and clung on by their fingernails to earn a famous 0-0 draw, with Spanish goalkeeper Sheila Sanchez coming up with TWENTY saves in the win. The Hornets would then face NAIA side Faulkner at home later in the week, with Norbury tallying five of the Hornets’ 41 shots in a game that finished 2-2 as Faulkner managed 20 shots of their own as the two attacks showed their potency throughout the 110 minutes.
Complete Results
Alabama State (Madison Chambers, Grace Norbury)
This week: drew with UAB 0-0; drew with Faulkner 2-2
Grace Norbury started both games for Alabama State this week, registering a shot in 81 minutes against UAB and five attempts with two on target in 96 minutes against Faulkner. Madison Chambers did not feature for the Hornets in either game this week.
Butler (Claire Farrington)
This week: defeated Wright State 3-1; defeated Ball State 3-0
Claire Farrington started both games for Butler this week, playing 53 minutes in the win over Wright State and 45 minutes against Ball State.
Creighton (Ayana Aoyagi, Renée Pountney)
This week: defeated North Dakota State 2-0; defeated Kansas City 3-0
Renee Pountney started for Creighton against North Dakota State and played 46 minutes, but did not feature against Kansas City. Ayana Aoyagi did not feature for the Bluejays in either game this week.
DePaul (Katie Godden)
This week: lost to Loyola Chicago 1-0; lost to Northwestern 1-0
Katie Godden started both games for DePaul this week, registering four shots in 77 minutes against Loyola Chicago before tallying another shot in a 90-minute outing against Northwestern.
East Tennessee State (D’arne Boato)
This week: defeated Middle Tennessee State 2-1; drew with Lipscomb 1-1
D’arne Boato did not feature for East Tennessee State in their win over Middle Tennessee State, but came off the bench to play 12 minutes against Lipscomb.
Eastern Illinois (Ashleigh Harvie)
This week: lost to Central Michigan 1-0
Ash Harvie did not feature for Eastern Illinois in their loss to Central Michigan.
Grand Canyon (Sandra Hill)
This week: defeated Denver 4-2; lost to New Mexico 2-0
Sandra Hill came off the bench for Grand Canyon in both games this week, playing 19 minutes against Denver and registering a shot in her 49 minutes against New Mexico.
Hawaii (Eliza Ammendolia)
No games this week.
Hofstra (Grace Watson-Carr)
This week: defeated Bucknell 2-0; defeated Yale 4-0
Grace Watson-Carr did not feature for Hofstra in either game this week.
Illinois (Ashleigh Lefevre)
This week: defeated Bowling Green 5-1; defeated Toledo 1-0
Ashleigh Lefevre came off the bench for Illinois in both games this week, playing six minutes against Bowling Green before registering two shots with one on target in just ten minutes against Toledo.
Illinois State (Indianna Asimus)
This week: lost to Northwestern 2-1; defeated Northern Illinois 4-2
Indianna Asimus came off the bench for Illinois State against Northwestern to play 67 minutes. Asimus was then elevated to the starting roster against Northern Illinois, playing 42 minutes and scoring her first goal for the Redbirds.
Incarnate Word (Madison McComasky)
This week: drew with UTRGV 1-1
Madison McComasky played all 110 minutes in Incarnate Word’s draw with UTRGV, registering two shots.
La Salle (Alyssa Van Heurck)
No games this week.
Long Beach State (Aimee Medwin)
This week: drew with Washington 1-1
Aimee Medwin started for Long Beach State in their draw with Washington, playing 48 minutes.
Louisiana Tech (Caitlin Le Roux)
This week: defeated Sam Houston State 4-0; defeated Little Rock 2-1
Caitlin Le Roux started both games for Louisiana Tech this week, tallying a shot in 80 minutes against Sam Houston State and playing 68 minutes in the win over Little Rock.
Louisiana-Monroe (Brianna Edwards, Siobhan Edwards)
This week: defeated Alcorn State 7-0; defeated Southern 6-1
Brianna and Siobhan Edwards both made their debuts in Louisiana Monroe’s win over Alcorn State, with Brianna playing 19 minutes and Siobhan registering a shot in her 17 minutes on the pitch. Neither player featured in the Warhawks’ win over Southern.
Massachusetts (Hannah Peric)
This week: drew with Northeastern 0-0
Hannah Peric did not feature for Massachusetts in their draw with Northeastern.
Oregon (Lara Kirkby)
This week: defeated Texas 1-0; drew with Baylor 2-2
Lara Kirkby did not feature for Oregon in either game on the Ducks’ trip to Texas.
Rhode Island (Teresa Morrissey)
This week: defeated Holy Cross 1-0; lost to Princeton 2-0
Teresa Morrissey did not feature for Rhode Island in either game this week.
San Francisco (Ashley Jordan)
This week: lost to Stanford 1-0; defeated Portland State 3-0
Ashley Jordan did not feature for San Francisco against Stanford, but came off the bench to play 18 minutes in the win over Portland State.
Stanford (Amy Sayer)
This week: defeated San Francisco 1-0; defeated Loyola Marymount 3-0
Amy Sayer started against San Francisco and played 28 minutes before coming off the bench against Loyola Marymount to finally tally her first collegiate goal in a 40-minute outing.
Tennessee-Martin (Kiarnie Latham)
This week: lost to Western Carolina 1-0
Kiarnie Latham did not feature for Tennessee-Martin in their loss to Western Carolina.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Molly Arens)
This week: drew with Houston Baptist 1-1; lost to Texas State 4-0
Molly Arens did not feature for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in either game this week.
UMBC (Isobel Davy, Annaliese Grove, Abi Jordan)
This week: drew with Longwood 0-0; lost to Mount St. Mary’s 2-1
Annaliese Grove started both games for UMBC this week, playing 65 minutes against Longwood and 76 minutes against Mount St. Mary’s. Isobel Davy and Abi Jordan did not feature for the Retrievers this week.
UNC Asheville (Jasmine Barry)
This week: defeated The Citadel 1-0; lost to Davidson 2-0
Jasmine Barry started both games for UNC Asheville this week, playing the full 90 minutes against The Citadel and 45 minutes in the loss to Davidson.
USC (Talia Grossman, Isabel Rolley)
No games this week.
VCU (Greta Kraszula)
This week: game v William & Mary cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols.
VCU’s game against in-state foe William & Mary was cancelled due to due to COVID-19 protocols within the William & Mary camp.
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