Box Score

FLORENCE -- Tassia Augusto scored four goals and Chloe Roberts had two as the University of North Alabama women's soccer team downed Ouachita Baptist 8-1 in the Gulf South Conference opener for both schools at the UNA Soccer Field.

UNA got a goal in the sixth minute from Roberts and added two more before intermission for a 3-0 lead. The Lions extended the lead to 7-0 before OBU scored in the 82nd minute. North Alabama answered that score just 17 seconds later to make the final count 8-1.

With the win, North Alabama is now 7-1-1 overall and 1-0 in the GSC. Ouachita Baptist falls to 3-4 overall and 0-1 in the GSC.

Roberts first goal came at 5:57 of the first half and was off an assist from freshman Nikki Brown. The assist was Brown's 10th of the season and ties the UNA single-season record. Augusto's first goal came at 19:02 off an assist from Julia Osmond. Roberts got a breakaway in the 33rd minute to make it 3-0. It was her 14th goal of the season.

In the second half, Augusto started the scoring at 53:14 with a sliding goal off assists from Roberts and Adriene Aragon. Augusto then scored unassisted at the 60:05 mark and netted her fourth goal less than a minute later off an assist from Hollie Loud. Augusto's fourth goal tied her with Roberts for the UNA team lead with 14 this season.

Aragon scored her third goal of the season at the 63 minute mark off an assist from Stephanie Bradshaw.

Miranda Lytle scored OBU's lone goal at the 81:42 mark. It was the first goal that UNA has allowed at home this season in five matches. UNA's Jamie Takala put the ball in the net at the other end of the field just 17 seconds later to make the final score 8-1.

UNA hosts North Georgia on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at 7 p.m.