Birmingham, Ala. (October 14, 2018) --- Howard University women's soccer came away with a perfect road weekend with wins over Alabama A&M University (A&M) and Alabama State University (ASU). The Bison downed A&M, 2-0, on Friday. On Sunday they defeated ASU, 1-0. Both games were played in Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex. Howard has kept their opponents scoreless in the last six games. HU is currently on top in conference standings.
Howard vs. Alabama A&M
The Bison were able to post goals in both halves of Friday's game against Alabama A&M (4-9-1, 4-3-0 SWAC).
Makela Davidson opened the board at the 21 minute after an assist by
Aleeya Sawyer set Davidson up for the opportunity to land a goal. In the second half,
Thalia Boucher was on the assist as
Jordan Taylor netted the goal at the 65 minute mark.
Howard outshot A&M 10-7. Howard also had the only corner kicks in the game with four. Defensively, Howard had five saves to A&M's two.
Howard vs. Alabama State
The game against Alabama State (4-9, 4-3 SWAC) was particularly significant since Alabama State was predicted to finish first in the Southwestern Atlantic Conference (SWAC) preseason honors. Howard was predicted to finish third.
Freshman
Jordan Taylor scored the only goal in Sunday's game. A foul by the Hornets set the Bison up for a successful penalty kick from outside the 18-yard box into the net's upper corner. On defense this season, goalkeeper
Alayah Hightower has had eight games with no goals allowed. She currently leads the conference in saves and goals against average.
The Bison outshot ASU, 15-9 and had more corner kicks, 6-2. Defensively, ASU had 3 more saves than Howard.
The Bison have only two regular season games remaining before competing in the SWAC Championships. Next weekend they are back on the road to face Jackson State University and Southern University.
About Howard University Athletics
The Howard University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors 19 NCAA Division I men and women varsity sports. The programs represent six conferences: the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA), Sun Belt Conference, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Conference. Visit www.hubison.com to learn more.
