Box Score CLEVELAND, Miss. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's soccer team earned a 2-1 win on the road in Gulf South Conference action at Delta State on Sunday afternoon. UAH improves to 2-5-2 (1-3-1 GSC), while DSU drops to 6-5-0 (2-3-0 GSC).
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The Lady Statesmen would strike early in the first half with a goal from Ilse Holtkamp at the 14:56 minute mark and would control the rest of the opening period to go into the halftime break holding a 1-0 lead.
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Jayla Gillespie would score her first career collegiate goal in the 75
th minute to level the game at 1-1, and the freshman from Decatur would score again just four minutes later to give the Chargers a 2-1 lead. The visitors would see the game out for the remaining 11 minutes to earn the victory on the road.  Â
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Adriana Wright played the full time in goal for the Chargers, collecting seven saves in the win and she navigated four DSU corner kicks.
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The hosts outshot the visitors 13-4 on Sunday with eight on goal compared to the Chargers four.
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The Chargers return to Huntsville with a few days to prepare for visits from Union on Friday and Christian Brothers next Sunday. Kick-off at Charger Park on Friday is set for 5 p.m.
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