Girls Soccer Blanks Alliance 5-0 in NBC Opener
Louisville 5, Alliance 0
The Louisville Lady Leopards shutout the visiting Alliance Aviators 5-0 in the NBC Opener at Louisville Leopards Stadium Wednesday Evening. With the win, Louisville is now 1-3 overall and 1-0 in NBC competition.
After a scoring drought of over four hours of gametime, the Lady Leopards broke loose for two goals in a span of 79 seconds to take control of the contest. Hannah Baughman slipped a pass by the Aviator defenders down the center of the field to Megan Chatelain who charged ahead to score her first career goal. Not long after, Baughman got on the board herself on a blast into the top of the net via a beautiful give-and-go pass from Lizzy Mont.
Louisville made it 3-0 with 48 seconds remaining in the half. Baughman fielded the throw-in from Selah Brown and dazzled defenders before lacing the ball into the top right corner of the net. The two goals matched her total from a season ago.
The Leopards continued to play great defense on into the second half. Abigayle Baughman, Devin Kring, and others stopped the Aviators from getting to the net all night. Louisville out-shot Alliance 24-1 for the night. On that one Aviator shot, Goalie Celia Keefe swatted the ball away to earn her first shutout of the season.
The Leopards also tacked on two insurance goals in the second half. Brianna Horton banged her way through the defense to find the net and Mont knocked home a goal via a corner kick from Baughman. The corner kick was one of seven on the evening for Louisville, while Alliance was limited to just 2.
With the victory, the Lady Leopards have now defeated the Lady Aviators in 5 straight meetings and have outscored Alliance 16-0 in their last three match-ups. Louisville now leads the All-Time Series 7-4-1, which includes a 5-2 record at home.
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Canton McKinley Bulldogs on Thursday, September 3. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 PM at Louisville Leopards Stadium.
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