JACKSONVILLE – Senior
Brianna Boutziouvis scored a pair of goals and freshman
Madison Carruthers recorded a trio of assists to lead Jacksonville State to a 7-0 win over in-state foe Alabama State in women's college soccer action on Sunday at the JSU Soccer Field.
With the result, the Gamecocks improved to 3-4 on the season and will close out the non-conference slate next Sunday evening at Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The Hornets dropped to 0-6-1 on the season.
JSU started the scoring barrage in the 20
th minute as senior
Courtney Hurt's goal started a string of goals within a 10-minute span that pushed the lead out to 3-0.
Kelsey Bright, from Kingwood, Texas, set a cross for Hurt from the left side of the box for the Huntsville, Alabama product to put in the back of the net. Boutiziouvis connected on her first of two goals on the day moments later after Bright dribbled the ball to the keeper and with a touch pass to Boutziouvis for the goal. It is the second time that the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada forward has posted a pair of goals in a contest. She turned in two goals last season against Mississippi Valley State. Bright's pair of assists also matches her career high in assists in a contest against MVSU in 2014. Bright also contributed in the scoring column with JSU's sixth goal of the day in the 66
th minute.
Nicola Dominikovich tallied the third goal in that time frame as freshman
Madison Carruthers served up a perfect cross from the left side of the box for Dominikovich. It was her first goal of the season and fifth of her career. Senior
Kristen Hoo posted her second career goal just before the halftime break as Carruthers dished out another solid ball from the left side to set up Hoo for the goal.
Junior
Blair Barker closed out the scoring for Jax State with a goal in the 87
th minute after Carruthers' third assist of the game. The last time JSU had an individual credited with three assists in a match was Hurt's three assists against Belmont last season. It is just the third time that it has happened in the program's history.
JSU controlled the tempo of the match and turned in a season-high 23 shots against the Hornets. ASU was limited to just six total shots in the loss.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Caroline Robinson carded her second shutout of the season after blanking Jackson State last Sunday. Robinson finished with five saves.
Aaliyah Lewis registered four of ASU's six shots.
JSU and the Crimson Tide will meet for the second consecutive season in Tuscaloosa in a rare Sunday night match. Kick off is set for 7 p.m. at the Alabama Soccer Complex. The match will be available on the SEC Network +, the online platform of the SEC Network.