Troy Claims 2-0 Victory Over Jacksonville

Thursday, August 16

Jacksonville, Fla.

6 P.M.

Troy University

1-0-0

Jacksonville

0-1-0

Troy

Jacksonville

8/16/2018 8:57:00 PM | Soccer

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By: Wes Johnson

JACKSONVILLE – The Troy soccer team looked to be in good form on Thursday trouncing Jacksonville, 2-0, at Southern Oak Stadium to open the 2018 season.

Troy (1-0) used an aggressive offensive attack to pressure Jacksonville (0-1) from the start outshooting the Dolphins on target 5-1 at halftime and 9-4 in the game.

Maddie Brune opened the scoring for the Trojans in the 25^thminute when she collected a deflected ball off a corner inside six-yard box and knocked it home. It was the fourth goal of the junior's career.

Kate Lorenz nearly nabbed her first goal of the year in the 51^stminute, but her shot rebounded off the crossbar. However, senior Natalie Melillo was there to clean it up registering her sixth career goal as a Trojan to double Troy's lead.

The shutout was the first for freshman goalkeeper Acelya Aydogmus, who finished the game with four saves. As a team, Troy led the Sun Belt with eight shutouts last season and have blanked 39 of its last 83 opponents.

UP NEXT
The team will return home to take part in Fan Day on Saturday from 1-3 p.m. in Trojan Arena. Troy will then hop back on the bus Sunday for a matchup with No. 10 Florida State in Tallahassee; kickoff is set for 5 p.m. (CT).

NOTEWORTHY
• Eight players made their debuts for Troy; six were freshmen making their first collegiate appearances.

• Troy starting 11 breakdown by class:
Freshman (4): Acelya Aydogmus, Karina Valeriano, Kendra Cashion, Alisa Detlefsen
Sophomore (1): Ally Bayer
Junior (3): Kiersten Edlund, Nathali DaSilva, Maddie Brune
Senior (3): Claire Taylor, Natalie Melillo, Lauren Aldrich

• The Trojans earned nine corners in the game. Last season, Troy led the conference averaging 4.65 corners per game.

• With the win, the Trojans improve to 2-4-1 all-time against Jacksonville and earn the program's first win on the road versus the Dolphins.

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