HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The William Carey women's soccer team secured the 2026 Southern States Athletic Conference Regular-Season Championship in emphatic fashion Monday afternoon, defeating Andrew College 20-1 at Danny Owens Field.
The Lady Crusaders wasted little time taking control of the match. Just three minutes into the contest,
Maddie Davis and
Linda Mustered connected for the game's opening goal to give Carey a 1-0 advantage. Three minutes later, Davis converted a penalty kick after being fouled in the box to double the lead before Mia added another goal in the eighth minute to make it 3-0.
Carey's offense continued its early surge as
Paloma Paris scored in the 11th minute and
Raquel Diaz followed in the 14th minute to extend the lead to 5-0. Mustered recorded her second goal of the afternoon in the 16th minute, and
Sara Aguirre added another in the 25th minute to push the advantage to 7-0.
The Lady Crusaders kept the pressure on as
Kayla Martin scored in consecutive minutes, finding the back of the net in the 27th and 28th minutes to make it a 9-0 contest.
Ava Gumpert and
Paola Alvarez added late first-half goals as Carey carried an 11-0 lead into halftime.
Andrew College broke through first in the second half, but Carey quickly responded.
Sophie Magee and Gumpert scored to stretch the lead to 13-1 before Aguirre and Gumpert added goals in the 63rd and 65th minutes. Mustered completed her hat trick in the 74th minute, giving the Lady Crusaders a 16-1 advantage.
The scoring continued late in the match as Paris recorded her second goal in the 78th minute. Two minutes later, Mustered capped off an impressive performance with her fourth goal of the day. Paris then closed the match with goals in the 84th and 85th minutes to complete a four-goal outing and secure the 20-1 victory.
The Lady Crusaders will return to action Friday, Oct. 30, when they host Faulkner University in the quarterfinals of the SSAC Championship. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Danny Owens Field.
