Trojans Aim to Right Ship at Alabama State on Tuesday

TROY, Alabama – The Troy soccer team will travel the short 47 miles on Tuesday to meet up with Alabama State at the ASU Soccer Complex for a 7 p.m. kick.

Both teams are looking to chalk up victories for the first time this season. Troy (0-2) fell to Mercer, 1-0, on Friday and No. 7 Florida, 5-0, on Sunday. Alabama State (0-2) dropped an 8-0 decision to Ole Miss in the season opener before suffering a 3-1 setback at the hands of Jacksonville State on Sunday.

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SERIES INFO
ALABAMA STATE
Overall Series: Troy leads 11-0
            At Troy: Troy leads 6-0
            At Montgomery: Troy leads 5-0
            At Neutral: 0-0
Last Meeting: Aug. 30, 2016 – Troy won 4-1

LAST MEETING
Troy fell behind in just the sixth minute but came roaring back as the Trojans routed Alabama State, 4-1.

After the Hornets scored in the opening minutes, Troy responded with a goal off the head of Maddie Brune in the 17^th minute on a free kick by Alex Huynh; it was Brune's first career goal. Two minutes later, Emily Stearns scored for the first time as a Trojan on shot from the top of the box.

In the 60^th minute, Kate Lorez lobbed a pass to Lynsey Kelly who chested the ball down to Brooke McKee, who then dribbled through a pair of defenders and scored from the penalty spot. Alison Watkins fired a shot from distance in the 80^th minute that struck the crossbar and fell to Amber Harless, who planted the goal; the first of her career.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Claire Peterson's goal proved to be the game-winner as the Alabama State women's soccer team dropped a heartbreaker, 3-1, to Jacksonville State on Sunday at the JSU Soccer Complex.

Alabama State (0-2) opened the scoring early as Imma Martinez assisted Ariela Lewis' goal to give the Lady Hornets a 1-0 advantage in just the third minute.

With the score tied at 1 in the 79^th minute, Peterson stepped up to the penalty spot and the shot was saved by Gianna Guyot. The rebound went right back to Peterson, who knocked it in for the go-ahead goal. Just two minutes later, Peterson assisted on Monroe's goal to put the game out of reach.

NOTEWORTHY
• In the 11 meetings between the schools, Troy has outscored Alabama State 73-7.

• Against Alabama State in 2016, Maddie Brune, Emily Stearns and Amber Harless all scored their first career goals as Trojans.

• Troy plays on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday this week to cap a stretch of five games in nine days.

For more information on Troy soccer, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on Twitter at @TroyTrojansWSOC.

Trojans Aim to Right Ship at Alabama State on Tuesday

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Players Mentioned

Maddie Brune

Amber Harless

Alex Huynh

Lynsey Kelly

Brooke McKee

Emily Stearns

Alison Watkins

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