HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Alabama A&M women’s soccer needed only one goal on Sunday, Nov. 1, beating Southern 1-0 at the AAMU Soccer Field in Huntsville, Ala., in a Southwestern Athletic Conference match.
Méghane St-Cyr scored the only goal in the 10th minute, finishing a feed from Amelia Barber at the 9:40 mark of the first half. It was the third goal of the season for St-Cyr.
The Bulldogs controlled the run of play the rest of the afternoon. Alabama A&M outshot Southern 15-2, put eight shots on target to one for the visitors and earned seven corner kicks to one. Southern used two goalkeepers, one in each half, and they combined for seven saves to keep the margin at a single goal.
Adriana Durango played all 90 minutes in goal for Alabama A&M and finished with the shutout. Neither team was shown a card, and the officials whistled 17 fouls in all, nine against the Bulldogs.
Sunday was also the program’s Senior Day, with first responders and military members honored at the match. The shutout extended the Bulldogs’ winning streak to three, following a 3-1 home win over Prairie View A&M on Oct. 22 and a 5-0 rout at Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Oct. 25. Alabama A&M is now 5-3-1 at home this fall.
The Bulldogs close the regular season Thursday, Nov. 5, at 3 p.m. against Alcorn State in Vicksburg, Miss. The SWAC tournament follows Nov. 11-15 in Prairie View, Texas.
The win lifted Alabama A&M to 7-5-3 overall and 5-1-1 in league play. Southern fell to 2-9-3 and 2-3-2. A crowd of 241 attended the match.
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