Women's Soccer | 9/17/2014 1:54:00 PM
UAH vs. North Alabama
Sept. 18, 2014 - 7 p.m. - Charger Park
Live Stats: uahchargers.comGSC OPENER: UAH will open up conference play on Thursday night when rival North Alabama visits Charger Park. The Chargers will be looking to rebound from Sunday's setback in which UAH fell 2-1 to visiting Findlay despite a hot start that produced numerous scoring chances for the Blue and White.
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BALANCED ATTACK: Through four contests, the Chargers have had 11 different players score including seven who have multiple scores.
Khadijah Jannah and reigning GSC Freshman of the Week
Alexcia Alexander lead the Chargers with three scores, and Jannah paces the team in points as she has added a pair of assists to total eight on the season.
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LEAGUE LEADERS: With the three goals each has scored, Jannah and Alexander sit in a tie for fourth in the conference in goal scoring, and Jannah currently places second in the conference in points with the eight she has registered.
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ABOUT THE LIONS: North Alabama will visit the Rocket City with an unbeaten record in tow, positing a 3-0-1 record on the season. Most recently, UNA defeated Sunshine State Conference member Lynn 1-0 in a neutral site game in Milledgeville, Georgia. Leading the way for UNA offensively is Chloe Richards who has scored six times and added two assists for 14 points. Rachel Beninati has conceded just one goal in her four starts in goal for the Lions.
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SERIES HISTORY: North Alabama has won the last nine meetings between the two rivals and owns a slim 11-9 margin in the all-time series. UAH last won against the Lions in a 2-0 decision on Oct. 3, 2008. The Chargers dominated the first 12 years of the series, winning nine of the first 12 games played between the schools.
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LAST YEAR IN HUNTSVILLE:
Alex Petermann scored in the 70th minute to break a scoreless tie, but the Lions responded with goals in the 75th and 86th minutes to leave Huntsville with a 2-1 victory. Petermann led the Chargers with two shots on goal in the game.
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