THE BASICS:
Score: Valdosta State 3, Union 1
Records:  Valdosta State 9-5 (7-3 GSC), Union 0-11-1 (0-9-1 GSC)
Location: Valdosta, Ga. (Soccer Complex)
THE LEAD:  Valdosta State junior Ashley Lewis scored her sixth game winning goal of the season and it was a special one as she broke the school single-season goals record and the single-season points record in a 3-1 victory over Union Friday evening at the Soccer Complex.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Off a bad clearance by the Blazers leading to a corner kick for the Bulldogs Tiffany Linser took the corner kick and found Anna Barkley on the back post for a 1-0 lead at the 15:11 mark of the first half.
• VSU had six shots in first 15 minutes with two from senior Suvi Savolainen, but both sailed high.
• A foul on the Bulldogs in the box gave VSU a penalty kick as sophomore Paige Taylor converted the PK for a 1-1 score at the 23:23 mark.  It was her first goal of her career.
• Off a foul just outside the box, VSU freshman Kyleigh Reedy was on the receiving end of the kick and scored with a great header, but offsides was called on the Blazers with six minutes left in the first half negating the score.
• Senior Mallory McDaniel two great looks, one was saved by a field player for the Bulldogs and the other was blocked early in the second half.
• In transition, Union's Emie Peterson had a good look, but sophomore Caroline Embler was up to the task for the save. 
• The Blazers had another great look, thwarted by another team save from the Bulldogs.
• Off a corner kick from senior Carley Montgomery, Lewis found the back of the net for her 12^th score of the season and sixth assist for Montgomery.
• Moments later, junior Riley Tennant beat the Union keeper off an assist from Haille Paterson and a 3-1 lead at the 56:33 mark.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• The Blazers held a 15-7 lead in shots and 5-4 advantage in shots on goal, while registering six corner kicks to two for the Bulldogs.
• Savolainen had four shots with one on frame for VSU as did junior Ashley Lewis.
• Union's Hannah Hilburn had two shots on goal for the Bulldogs.
• Lewis' goal broke the single-season goal record for the Blazers as current Blazer Taylor Snell had 11 goals in 2017. The goal also broke the single-season point record with Lewis' 26^th point of the season surpassing Snell's record of 24 points in 2017.
• It also marked Lewis' team-leading sixth game winner of the season.
• For the match, VSU tallied 28 shots with 12 on frame as Lewis led the way with six shots and two on target and one goal. 
• Savolainen had five shots and two on goal.
• Embler played 68:37 minutes with six saves, while freshman Samantha Blanford tallied 21:23 minutes with one save.
• Barkey tallied four shots with two on goal and the lone goal for the Bulldogs.

 
UP NEXT:

• The Blazers complete the 2018 home regular season schedule Sunday for Senior Day at 1 p.m. versus Christian Brothers in a key GSC match with regional and conference tournament seeding implications.
• VSU will honor three seniors prior to the match at 12:45 p.m. as the 2018 senior class includes Carley Montgomery, Savolainen and McDaniel.
• Check back with vstateblazers.com for links to live stats and video streaming of Sunday's match and a complete recap and stats following the match.
• Fans who bring their Homecoming Football ticket stub from Saturday to Sunday's soccer match will be admitted free.