THE BASICS:
SCORE: Valdosta State 4, Delta State 0
RECORDS: Valdosta State 8-5 (6-3 GSC), Delta State 6-7-1 (3-6 GSC)
LOCATION: Cleveland, Miss.
THE LEAD: Behind two goals from juniors Ashley Lewis and Riley Tennant, the Valdosta State women's soccer team posted a 4-0 road victory at Delta State Tuesday afternoon.  Tennant also had an assist in the match, while senior Mallory McDaniel added two assists. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• VSU jumped out early with a goal from Lewis, her team-leading 10^thof the season, at the 13:38 mark on a shot from the right side edge of the box off an assist from freshman Kaelyn Jones.
• Just 1:14 later, Tennant tallied her first score on a header off the cross from McDaniel for a 2-0 lead.
• The match remained 2-0 at halftime as VSU tallied six shots in the first half, while DSU had three shots. 
• Tennant struck again for her second goal of the match in the 55^thminute as she shot from 20 out on the right to the left corner as McDaniel assisted again for a 3-0 lead.
• In the 63^rdminute, Lewi put up her 11^thscore of the season off the cross from Tennant to the right corner for a 4-0 lead.
• VSU played both sophomore Caroline Embler and freshman Samantha Blanford between the pipes as Embler went 67:12 minutes with three saves and Blanford went 22:48 with two stops. 

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• VSU tallied 12 shots in the match with six on frame, while DSU had eight shots and five on goal.
• The Blazers had five saves in the match, while the Statesmen tallied two stops.
• The win puts VSU in a tie for fourth in the league standings with Christian Brothers.

 
UP NEXT:

• The Blazers return home for Senior Weekend as they will host Union at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Soccer Complex and then will face Christian Brothers for Senior Day Sunday at 1 p.m.
• Check back with vstateblazers.com for a preview of the matches and complete recaps and stats following both on the women's soccer schedule page.