MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State pulled away from Faulkner for a 5-0 non-conference at the ASU Soccer Complex Tuesday night.

Four different players scored goals, including Isabella Beortegui who posted a pair, and freshman goalkeeper Hrafnhildur Hjaltalin recorded her first career shutout.

Kayla Tillman put Alabama State (1-2) early with the first goal to give the Lady Hornets a 1-0 in the 19th minute. Two minutes later, in the 21st minute, Beortegui scored her first career goal putting the team up 2-0. Meaghan Fielding capped off the scoring in the first half with her first goal of the season coming in the 30th minute.

In the second half, Ashley Thomas found the back of the net in the 63rd minute, putting Alabama State ahead at 4-0 on the night. Beortegui closed the scoring with a late-game goal in the 80th minute, ending the shutout win.

Alabama State took 29 shots on the night with 16 shots being on goal.

NOTEWORTHY

• Alabama State secured their first win on the season after falling in a pair of outings against Fairley Dickenson and Rio Grande Valley.
• Tillman, Fielding, Beortegui, and Thomas all scored their first goals on the season; with Beortegui putting up two goals on her own.
• McKenna Wiscombe and Paige Patton contributed their first assists of the season, with Wiscombe tallying two on the night.

QUOTEWORTHY – Head Coach Jodie Smith
"I like that we brought energy to the game, we were trying something new. The things I like were that there a lot of 'firsts' for a lot of new players. First shutout for Hilda, which is especially important because we had a tough weekend for her the weekend before last. But we had a lot of firsts, first goals, first assists. We were able to play everybody, and this is a good team win. There were a lot of positives to take from it." – On the play of his team

"The one thing that we definitely have to focus on is finishing a lot of our opportunities. We created a lot of them, which I'm really pleased about, but we missed a lot of opportunities as well. Moving down the line, we're going to have to finish those opportunities. " – On finishing goals
 
UP NEXT
Alabama State will be on the road to face UAB September 5, with a kick schedule for 1 pm. They will return home Sunday to face Jacksonville State. 

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