Pensacola, Fla. --- The University of West Florida women's soccer team heads back home to the UWF Soccer Complex to get ready for week two of conference play Friday, Sep. 16 at 6:00 p.m. against Valdosta State and Sunday, Sep. 18 at 12:30 p.m. to take on West Georgia.
 
Weekend Recap
The Argos began regular season conference with a 1-1 record after defeating Alabama Huntsville (Sep. 9) 2-0 to extend the winning streak to 23 games against the Chargers and falling short to West Alabama (Sep. 11) 1-0 by a penalty kick.
 
Set pieces were the game winner against Alabama Huntsville as both goals in the 2-0 win were finished off by corner kicks. Coming from Ahnalie Layman in the 31^st minute, a driven ball was placed directly in the middle of the box to Kaytlyn Larsen who attempted a shot, only to be awarded an assist as it was passed off to Manami Okada who hit a tricky one-touch tap in in the opposite direction of Larsen's shot. Layman's corner kick earned the second assist to Okada's first goal of the season.
 
The team did not let off the pressure as three minutes later a corner kick from Layman drifted to the back post for Kileigh Whited to beautifully cross in for Larsen to get a head on to fall in the net.
 
Heading into the following match, the Argos continued to dig deep and keep the opponents constantly battling but nothing was able to fall through in favor of the Argos. Multiple opportunities occurred as the team was awarded a foul just 15 yards out next to the left sideline for Blair Cowan to take that landed just in front of the goal but the ball was headed slightly wide. The closest opportunity came in the 81^st minute as Mya Swinton took a driven shot 20 yards out that bounced off the goalkeeper for Kileigh Whited to tap in but was just saved by the fingertips of the keeper.
 
The Argos instead would be haunted by a penalty kick that occurred in the 11^th minute that the Tigers were able to finish to be the only goal of the match.
 
UWF Versus GSC
The Argos are tied for first in conference in holding their opponents from scoring in the 2022 season so far. Tied with West Georgia, the Argos have only been scored on twice – goals came from Florida Southern and West Alabama that resulted in 1-0 losses for each game.
 
Out of 14 teams in the GSC, the Argos are fourth in shots with 84 and lead the conference with 41 corner kicks. The Argos sit in the middle with a score average of 1.500 as they have nine goals on the season – sixth in the GSC.
 
Entering the second week of conference play, the Argos are currently ranked seventh as West Alabama leads Gulf South with a 2-0 record to conclude week one of conference games.
 
In six games, Blair Cowan is tied for fifth in goals in the conference with five other players, sitting at three in six games. All three of Cowan's goals were against Eckerd College (Sep. 2) in a 5-0 win to achieve her first collegiate hat trick.
 
Scouting the Opponents
Valdosta State Blazers
The Blazers (1-2-1 overall, 0-1 GSC) currently sit at 13^th in the standings after losing to West Georgia 2-0 (Sep. 11).
 
The Blazers have 20 shots on goal with just four falling in the net. Senior Amber Saunders has half of the Blazers goals with two and has only recorded one start. Attackers Ansley Decenzo and Hannah Schroder follow behind with one goal apiece.
 
Goalkeeper Emma Pruett has four consecutive starts and leads the team in minutes at 360. Allowing seven goals, Pruett has recorded 11 saves and one shutout in the season opener against Georgia College (Sep. 1).
 
Argos vs Blazers History
The Blazers entered the preseason polls at fourth after losing to the Argos in their last two games last season. The Argos defeated the Blazers in a 1-0 win in the 2021 GSC Quarterfinals with a goal from Julia Comin off a corner.
 
The Blazers advanced to the 2021 NCAA Tournament with first matchup being against the UWF as the Argos ended their season in a 2-1 defeat. Destiny Hammac recorded an assist and goal to advance the Argos into the next round.
 
The last successful Blazers outcome against the Argos was back in 2014 in a neutral site with the Blazers taking the 2-1 win.
 
The Argos met up with the Blazers three times in the 2021 season – GSC Tournament Quarterfinals, NCAA South Regional Tournament and tied 0-0 in the regular conference opener. Returning game leaders combining for 13 shots is Cowan, Brianna Pope and Destiny Hird.
 
In three 2021 matchups, the Argos outshot the Blazers 50-9 and had a 31-5 shot on goal advantage. Beginning in 2011, the most goals the Blazers have been able to score on the Argos is two which occurred three times in 2011, 2014 and 2017. The Argos were on three straight shutout games against the Blazers before heading into the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
 
West Georgia Wolves
Sitting at third in the GSC standings with a 3-2 overall, 1-0 conference record are the Wolves who are coming off a two-game winning streak. Recently, the Wolves defeated their travel partners Valdosta State 2-0 to begin conference.
 
Before taking on UWF Sep. 18, the Wolves will stop at Mobile, Ala. to play Spring Hill Sunday, Sep. 16.
 
Against Valdosta State (Sep. 11), Florence Pegrum and Catherine Reeves recorded their first goals of the season as they each tallied two shots on goal. Leading the forward line in her fifth year is Hillary Resendiz who has started all five games and recorded two goals in 450 minutes of play.
 
Protecting the net for the Wolves is goalkeeper Haley Brinkman who has recorded 19 saves with only two goals allowed to shut out the remaining three opponents.

Argo vs Wolves History
The Argos are 19-1 against the Wolves in record history that began in 2005. The only loss came from the latest matchup in 2021 at West Georgia's home field after defeating the Argos 1-0 in regular conference play to give them their first loss of the season.
 
11 Argos who played in the latest matchup less than a year ago are returners for the team and ready for revenge. All four game leaders in the UWF loss are returning players – Chayse McGirt and Julia Comin, along with Cowan and Hird who have six consecutive starts for this season.
 
The Argos outshot the Wolves 16-4 – Cowan leading the team with 6 – but both equalized with two shots on goal.
 
The Argos have scored a total of 66 shots on the Wolves with the largest margin of victory occurring in 2017 to achieve a 7-0 win – the largest win for the team in the 2017 season.
 
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