TEMPE, Ariz. – The Toledo women's soccer team closed out its non-conference schedule with a 5-0 loss to Arizona State Sunday evening. The Rockets are now 1-4-2 heading into conference play this week.
Arizona State struck early with a goal at the 10th-minute of play and added one more just before halftime to take a 2-0 lead into the locker room. The Sun Devils added three more goals and the Rockets could not overcome the deficit.
Goals and Key Moments
- 10'| GOAL Kerri Matthews passed the ball to Ava Wright and her shot put Arizona State on the board first.
- 20'| Karson Hill stopped a straight-on shot from ASU's lead scorer, Nicole Douglas, to deprive ASU of doubling its lead.
- 33'| GOAL Olivia Nguyen sent a shot from the top of the box just out of reach from Hill to give ASU a two-goal lead.
- 54'| Douglas went one-on-one with Hill, but Hill denied her shot to the bottom left corner to prevent the first goal of the second half.
- 66'| GOAL Douglas shot the ball along the left side of the box to score the first goal of the second half and keep ASU in the lead, 3-0.
- 78'| GOAL Kennedy Mayo carried the ball along the right sideline and shot it to the bottom right corner for the Sun Devil's fourth goal of the night.
- 79'| GOAL Alexia Delgado fed Eva van Deursen at the top of the box, and her shot landed in the top right corner to extend ASU's lead to 5-0.
Stats, Notes and Numbers
- Sunday's game was the first matchup between Toledo and Arizona State in program records.
- Brooke Stonehouse got her first start of the season, just the second start in her career.
- Hill made a career-high 16 saves, the third-highest number of saves in a single match by a Toledo goalkeeper. Hill trails Christina Drake who made 17 saves vs. Green Bay in 1997.
Up Next
Toledo will open Mid-American Conference play at I-75 rival Bowling Green on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7:00 p.m.
