Mercifully, Week 3 saw some cancelled games replaced at the last minute which helped bolster the number of contests. That also meant we finally saw the first game of Amy Sayer’s Stanford career, but the former Canberra United and Sydney FC star wasn’t the only midfielder to enjoy a solid college debut.
With their game against Ashley Jordan’s San Francisco called off, Stanford managed to pull together a fixture against a Pepperdine side that had beaten them last season, and for a long time it looked as though the Waves would repeat the dose as they held a 1-0 lead heading into the final ten minutes. However, an 83rd minute worldie from Sierra Enge and an 87th minute penalty from Civana Kuhlmann resulted in a 2-1 Stanford victory. Sayer performed admirably during her 78 minutes in midfield, and was also entrusted with splitting corner taking duties with Sarah Paulso as well as attempting a shot from one of Stanford’s few free kick opportunities.
Grace Norbury’s Alabama State side had a mixed weekend in falling to two defeats, but the Victorian midfielder was steadfast for the Hornets as she played all bar 11 minutes of her opening weekend of college soccer. Norbury notched a pair of shots with one on target as Alabama State gave a respectable showing in a 3-1 defeat to Troy, with the freshman playing 79 minutes. Norbury followed that up with a full game performance against UAB, however things were far tougher for a Hornets side backing up from the game against Troy as they fell to a heavy 8-1 defeat. Alabama State trailed just 2-1 at halftime, but the second half saw the Blazers pull away as their class shone through in the latter stages. Sophie Bui also featured for the Hornets against Troy, playing 18 minutes.
Sandra Hill remained integral to the Grand Canyon side as the Lopes split a pair of games against Utah Valley, picking up their first win of the season in the process. The Cambodian national team representative played 77 minutes in the opening game of the weekend, a 1-0 loss in which Hill was unlucky to be the recipient of a shove away from the ball which prevented her from having any chance of shutting down the cross that eventually resulted in a goal. Hill came off the bench for the second game of the week to play 32 minutes as Grand Canyon secured sweet revenge with a 1-0 victory of their own to start conference play 1-1.
Complete Results
Alabama State (Grace Norbury, Sophie Bui)
This week: lost to Troy 3-1; lost to UAB 8-1
Grace Norbury played 79 minutes against Troy and a full 90 minutes against UAB, tallying two shots with one on target against Troy. Sophie Bui played 18 minutes in the loss to Troy but did not feature against UAB.
Butler (Claire Farrington)
This week: defeated Marian 9-2; defeated Dayton 4-1
Claire Farrington did not feature for Butler this week.
Creighton (Renee Pountney)
No games this week.
East Tennessee State (D’arne Boato)
This week: lost to Lipscomb 2-1
D’arne Boato did not feature for East Tennessee State in their loss to Lipscomb.
Eastern Illinois (Ashleigh Harvie)
No games this week.
Grambling State (Ashley Commens)
No games this week.
Grand Canyon (Sandra Hill)
This week: lost to Utah Valley 1-0; defeated Utah Valley 1-0
Sandra Hill started and played 77 minutes in Grand Canyon’s loss to Utah Valley, before coming off the bench to play 32 minutes in the Lopes’ win over the same opponent.
Hartford (Jamie Campbell)
No games this week.
Hofstra (Grace Watson Carr)
This week: defeated Stony Brook 4-3
Grace Watson Carr did not feature for Hofstra in their win over Stony Brook.
Illinois (Ashleigh Lefevre)
This week: defeated Purdue 1-0
Ashleigh Lefevre came off the bench for Illinois in their win over Purdue, playing 14 minutes.
Incarnate Word (Madison McComasky)
This week: games v McNeese State and Lamar postponed due to inclement weather in the region.
La Salle (Alyssa Van Heurck)
This week: defeated Delaware State 9-0
Alyssa Van Heurck started for La Salle in their rout of Delaware State, playing 26 minutes.
Marshall (Laura Farrelly)
This week: game v West Virginia Tech cancelled.
Massachusetts (Hannah Peric)
No games this week.
Nicholls State (Shauni Reid)
This week: lost to South Alabama 8-0
Shauni Reid came off the bench for Nicholls State in their loss to South Alabama, playing 18 minutes.
Rhode Island (Teresa Morrissey)
This week: lost to Connecticut 2-0
Teresa Morrissey played the full 90 minutes against Connecticut, making 3 saves.
San Francisco (Ashley Jordan)
No games this week.
St. Francis Brooklyn (Jazzmin Forwood)
No games this week.
Stanford (Amy Sayer)
This week: defeated Pepperdine 2-1
Amy Sayer started for Stanford in their 2-1 win over Pepperdine, playing 78 minutes and finishing with a single shot.
Tennessee-Martin (Kiarnie Latham)
No games this week.
UMBC (Abi Jordan)
No games this week.
USC (Talia Grossman)
No games this week.
Washington State (Aly Hay)
This week: defeated Idaho 3-0
Aly Hay did not feature in Washington State’s win over Idaho.
Wyoming (Indianna Asimus)
No games this week.
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