Troy Soccer Drops Heartbreaker to No. 14 Auburn

Thursday, August 26

Troy, Ala.

6:30 p.m.

Troy University

2-1-0, 0-0-0

Auburn

3-0-0, 0-0-0

Auburn

Troy

Troy Soccer Drops Heartbreaker to No. 14 Auburn

8/26/2021 9:46:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score

By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – Despite outshooting No. 14 Auburn in the second half, Troy's second half rally came up short, 2-1, Thursday night at the Troy Soccer Complex.

After falling behind 2-0 at the half, Taytum Terrell sparked Troy's offense, slicing through the Tiger defense to find her first goal of the season in the 60^th minute.

The Trojans (2-1) saw their best opportunity to even the match in the 85^th minute when Erin Bloomfield and Ella Owen fired off a pair of shots, but neither could not find the back of the net.

Auburn (3-0) became the first opponent to score a goal off Troy this season when a shot from Hannah Waesch bounced off the crossbar and back of goalie Gaby Cossette in the 23^rd minute. Just eight minutes later, M.E. Craven expanded the Tiger lead off a corner by Anna Haddock.

Despite falling behind early, the Trojans gave No. 14 Auburn all they could handle following the break, outshooting the Tigers 4-3 in the second half.

Quoting Head Coach Nicole Waters
"We schedule teams like Auburn to give us a challenge going into conference. The girls really stepped up tonight. Kuddos to Auburn. They're a top-25 team in the nation, and I think our girls really stepped up to another level tonight."

Trojan Notes

Taytum Terrell and Lisa Blankestein both earned their first points of the season with the goal and assist in the 61^st minute.
Kate Eubanks extended her consecutive matches started streak to 44.
Tonight marks the first time the Trojans have scored a goal against a top-25 opponent since falling 4-1 against No. 16 Florida State back in 2017.
Despite the loss, Nicole Waters still holds the best record in a coach's debut season in program history.