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Auburn’s soccer team had a game for the ages Sunday, dominating Southern Miss 9-0 to cruise to their second win of the season.
The fireworks started early for Auburn as Maddie Simpson started the scoring in the eighth minute with a shot into the right of the net. They added on in the 34th minute when Anna Haddock scored on a pass from Marissa Arias. They took a 3-0 lead when Carly Thatcher scored from outside the penalty box.
“What I really liked was us getting that third goal before halftime,” head coach Karen Hoppa said. “That third goal is really what puts a team away. That allowed us to approach the second half with the ability to play a lot of people, rest the starters and get some invaluable experience for our young players.”
After taking their 3-0 lead into halftime they poured it on in the second half. Hayden Colson scored her first goal as a Tiger four minutes into the second half. Sabrina McNeil scored the next two goals in a nine-minute stretch to push the lead to 6-0.
Brooke Berdan, Sydnie Thibodaux, and Hailey Whitaker each added goals of their own to make it 9-0. The nine goals are tied for the second most in program history.
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