VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Valdosta State Blazers return home to face the Auburn University of Montgomery Warhawks in a key GSC match on Wednesday night at the VSU Soccer Complex.

The Blazers currently sit at sixth in the GSC standings with 11 points. With three of their next four conference opponents within four points of each other. 

Last time out, VSU battled to a 90 minute scoreless draw with No.15 Lee.

Freshman Alannah Zander had a spectacular Blazer debut, with a clean sheet and 13 saves against the Flames. The performance earned her GSC Goalkeeper and Freshman of the Week honors.

Sarah Hudson continues to lead the VSU attack, leading the team in goals (7), shots (25), shots on goal (15) and points (16). She is also top 10 in the GSC in each of those categories.

Freshman Natalie Ocampo leads the team in assists with four, which places her eighth in the conference in that statistic.


Scouting the Warhawks

AUM enters the match with a record of 4-6-3 (2-5-1 GSC), sitting at ninth in the conference standings.

In their last match, the Warhawks fell to Delta State 2-1 on Saturday, Oct. 10.

The attack is led by Freshman Eva Hendricks who leads the team in goals (5) and points (12). Hendricks is seventh in the GSC in goals and is second in shots with 45.

Chloe Wallace and Gabby Benavidez are tied for the team lead in assists with three each.

Between the pipes is another freshman, Leslie Azouer who has played all 13 games in goal this season. She has posted 73 saves (First in GSC) and allowed 13 goals on 189 shots faced. Azouer is top five in the GSC in shutouts (4), goals against average (1.00), and saves per game (5.62).

The Blazers are 8-2 all-time against AUM; in their meeting last year, VSU dominated the match winning 7-0. 

Kick is set for 6 p.m. ET.
 

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