WILMORE, Ky. --- This evening women's soccer hosted Maryville College on their home turf, kicking off at 5 pm.
The last matchup between the two teams was in the 2021 season, where the Eagles slipped to the Scots 2-4.
Tonight AU proved to be a more difficult matchup for Maryville, in a well-fought game from both teams resulting in a tie of 1-1.


Throughout the first half of the game, the Eagles possessed a lot of great effort and teamwork on the field.
Maryville had 7 corner kick opportunities, and for each one, AU was able to shut down any potential scoring opportunities for the Scots.
After their defense held off the Scots for so long, it was 40 minutes of play into the game that Asbury's defense slipped for the first time, allowing Maryville to place a goal in the net.
This concluded the end of the first period, as the teams entered the half with a score of 1-0, Maryville.


Going into the last 45 minutes of the game, there was a new energy from the Eagles, as the team adjusted to an increase in their level of play and intensity.

AU quickly began creating scoring opportunities at the very start of the period.
Just 5 minutes into the second half, the Scots had a skillfully placed shot on goal, but it was the Eagles' goalkeeper Maliya Crump to make a phenomenal save.

Crump played impressively at the back throughout the entire game.
Crump tallied 20 saves on the evening out of 21 shots faced, earning herself an impressive save percentage of 95%.

With 14 minutes left in the game, Asbury took their first corner kick on the evening.
The Eagles capitalized on this opportunity and freshman Hannah Muncie found the back of the net off of an assist from the corner kick taken by senior Delaney Long.
AU has been working tirelessly to sharpen their success off of corner kicks, with their hard work proving evident in tonight's match.

For the remainder of the game both teams were pushing hard to earn a goal and break the tie, but no player could find the back of the net.

Tonight's match resulted in a tie, 1-1.

 

• Goalkeeper Maliya Crump collected 20 saves for the Eagles
• Maliya Crump held a remarkable save percentage of 95% on the night
• Hannah Muncie put in a goal for AU, assisted off of a corner kick by Delaney Long

 

• Asbury recorded a SOG percentage of 67%
• The team was successful in a goal off of their sole corner kick throughout the entire game
• 8 players for the Eagles tallied a full 90 minutes of play

"Tonight was the soccer we've been wanting to see for weeks. The girls have worked hard in practice on quick release passes and moving off the ball and it proved to be a game-changer for us tonight. We were able to control the pace of our build up and execute our attack well. We've also been working on attacking corner kicks and Hannah Muncie burying one in the back of the net shows we are growing in all directions. Regardless of the score, tonight was a team win for us."
    - Elyse Overton I Head Women's Soccer Coach



Asbury's next game will be on the road this Saturday, October 8. The Eagles will travel to Angola In., to play Trine University at 3 pm.