Three second half goals powered by a brace from graduate midfielder Dasia Torbert propelled the University of Georgia soccer team (4-2-2) to a 4-1 victory over Washington State (3-3-2) before 1,250 spectators at the Turner Soccer Complex Sunday.
Fast Facts:
Senior midfielder Aly Akers, a native of Bellevue, Wash., opened the scoring late in the first half with a 42nd-minute goal for her first of the season, assisted by graduate forward Maddy Pirrello, also marking the first points of her season.
Torbert tallied her first career brace as she notched her first goals in two seasons, following her recovery from a knee injury.
Graduate forward Margie Detrizio tallied her team-leading sixth goal of the of the season with an 82nd minute score, assisted by sophomore forward Jocelyn Chinea, the second assist of her season.
Sophomore midfielder Summer Denigan recorded a career-high two assists, each coming on both of Torbert’s two goals.
With the victory, Georgia has now gone unbeaten at home in non-conference play for a second-consecutive year and is unbeaten in its last 10 matches at Turner Soccer Complex.
Post-Match Quotes:
Head Coach Keidane McAlpine
On the team’s performance…
"I thought today was a really solid performance and a really good team performance. I thought we left some things on the table in Thursday's game, and I thought today we executed better in our build-up in getting to this place we wanted to get to to get the isolations we wanted. I was really happy with today's performance from a lot of different people too which made it even better. Extremely happy for Margie (Detrizio) being able to beat her old team and score so that's one of those things you wish for when you leave, you want to play well against the team that you left, you love them but at the same time you want to make sure you play well, and I was really happy for her."
Next Up
Georgia opens its Southeastern Conference slate at home when it faces No. 25 South Carolina on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. ET. The match will air live on ESPNU.
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