CLEVELAND, Miss. – No. 5 seed Valdosta State travels to No. 4 seed Delta State for the quarterfinals of the Gulf South Conference Women's Soccer Championship on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET at Delta Field.

FIRST MEETING
Valdosta State won the regular-season matchup 3-2 on Sept. 12 at the VSU Soccer Complex, scoring three goals in the first 26 minutes.

Sarah Hudson opened the scoring in the second minute off a Kayleigh Kearns assist. After Evie Shepherd equalized for Delta State in the 18th minute, Anna Dandeneau restored the lead in the 22nd off a Hudson assist. Jenni McIntosh made it 3-1 in the 26th minute off a Kaitlyn Scherer feed, which stood as the game-winner.

Emma Earwood pulled Delta State within one in the 51st minute, but the Blazers held on through the final 40 minutes.

The teams were even almost across the board: 20 shots apiece, eight corners apiece and eight saves for each keeper, with Valdosta State putting 11 shots on goal to Delta State's 10.

The Blazers (6-6-3, 5-3-2 GSC) average 1.80 goals and 13.8 shots per game.

Hudson leads the attack with 10 goals, 22 points and two game-winners. She ranks fourth in the GSC in goals and points, fifth in shots on goal (22) and sixth in shots per game (2.33). Ameliah Dixon and Kyndal Smith have eight points each, and McIntosh has three goals, two of them game-winners. Natalie Ocampo leads the team with four assists, and Scherer has three.

In goal, Adrienne Cardona-Colon is 4-3-2 with 48 saves in 10 appearances and ranks sixth in the GSC in saves per game (4.80). Alannah Zander is 2-3-1 with 27 saves and a 1.55 GAA in six appearances.

Valdosta State enters after a 0-4 loss at Trevecca Nazarene on Tuesday. The Blazers went unbeaten at home for the first time in program history this season (5-0-3) but are 1-6 on the road.

SCOUTING DELTA STATE
The Lady Statesmen (6-5-4, 5-3-3 GSC) are 2-0-3 at Delta Field this season.

Earwood leads Delta State with 12 points on three goals and six assists, which rank fourth in the GSC. Mariela Dolan leads the team with four goals, two of them game-winners.

Goalkeeper Kim Bircher ranks third in the GSC in save percentage (.821) and saves per game (6.21) and fifth in goals-against average (1.42). She has three shutouts.

The Lady Statesmen have gone scoreless in their last three matches.

Sunday's winner advances to face the winner of the  No. 1 seed Montevallo and No. 8 seed Trevecca Nazarene matchup in the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. ET at the Loretta P. Spencer Sports Complex in Huntsville, Ala. The championship follows at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 8.

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