For the second time, AUTrojans.com is counting down Anderson University athletics' 25 most memorable games, matches and meets from the 2014-15 academic year. This season's countdown began on Monday, June 22 and will continue throughout the summer.
Be sure to check AUTrojans.com during the offseason to relive all the highlights of another successful year at Anderson.
Women's Soccer Routs Coker, 9-0
September 20, 2014
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - Led by freshman Maddie Volz's first collegiate hat trick and two goals apiece from sophomore Alaina Gay and freshman Lyssa Engle, Anderson University women's soccer cruised to a 9-0 shutout over South Atlantic Conference opponent Coker Saturday evening at the Coker Soccer Field.
The victory snaps a three-match losing skid and hands the Black and Gold its first SAC win of the season. With the triumph, the Trojans move to an even 3-3 overall and an even 1-1 mark within the conference. The Cobras stumble to 2-4 on the year and to an even mark of 1-1 in the SAC.
Anderson totaled 29 shots on the evening, marking the first time an AU side has posted over 20 shots since Sept. 5, 2012 in a 5-0 shutout win over Converse. Leading the way in the shot category was Volz who tallied nine for the evening, while seven shots went on goal. Gay and newcomer Mariana Poveda added four shots, while freshman defender Kristin Herbert notched three.
In the opening half, AU stormed out of the blocks with back-to-back goals in the first 16 minutes of action. Volz led off the scoring spree in the 12th minute when fellow newcomer Tina Leandersson fed the freshman a pass and Volz slotted a shot into the Coker goal. Minutes later, Gay scored an unassisted goal to put AU ahead, 2-0.
In the 34th minute, the Trojan attack continued to strike as Volz notched her second, while Gay followed with a 35th minute goal. Engle finally found the scoresheet in the 38th and 39th minutes, as junior Emily Cowan notched an assist in Engle's 38th minute tally. After Engle's final goal of the period, Anderson took a convincing 6-0 lead into halftime.
Volz completed her hat trick in the 71st minute when sophomore Paige Gowans-Smith connected with the Cincinnati, Ohio native for her final goal of the match. Sophomore Brooke Forrest and Cowan rounded out Anderson's scoring on the evening, as Forrest notched an unassisted goal in the 76th minute, while Cowan earned her first goal of the year when Volz totaled her second assist of the night in the 88th minute.
Facing the 29 shots, the Coker goalkeeper duo of Lizz Morris and Ashton Knopf totaled 15 saves with Morris leading the Cobras with eight. The tandem's counterpart, sophomore goalkeeper Sadie Lancaster, closed the evening with three saves, while facing four shots.
AUTrojans.com's Most Memorable Moments of
2014-15
25. Furtick Captures All-Tournament Honors at AU Invitational - Sept 9,
2014
24. Men's Cross Country Finishes Fifth at SAC Championships - Nov. 8,
2014
23. Merriman Earns All-Tournament Recognition at SAC Men's Golf
Championships - April 21,
2015
22. Men's Basketball Edges Georgia College - Dec. 13,
2014
21. Women's Track and Field Finishes Fourth at SAC Championships -
April
18, 2015
20. Baseball Claims 12-3 Win over Brevard in Opening Round of SAC
Tournament - April 23,
2015
19. Volleyball Defeats Tusculum in Five Sets - Oct. 17,
2014
18. Women's Cross Country Finishes Third at SAC Championships - Nov. 8,
2014
17. Women's Basketball 68, Wingate 57 - Feb. 7,
2015
16. Women's Soccer 9, Coker 0 - Sept. 20,
2014
