Match Report | Alcorn Keeps Clean Sheet at MVSU

ITTA BENA, Miss. – Alcorn kept a third successive clean sheet Friday afternoon as the Braves drew away to Mississippi Valley State, 0-0 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women's Soccer game played at the Mississippi Valley Soccer Complex.
 
Despite registering eight shots on-target in the game, Alcorn (5-8-4, 3-3-3 SWAC) was unable to put the ball into the back of the net, thanks in part to Mississippi Valley State's McKenzie McCarthy in net for the Devilettes. The nation's top shot-stopper was in full force with eight saves on the day – where she averages just under 12 per game on the season.
 
In reverse to that, Alcorn's Paula Argelaguet and Mikayla Shaughnessy were never bothered, with neither Braves goalkeeper forced to make a save as the Purple and Gold didn't allow a single shot on-goal in the 90-minute affair.
 
Alcorn sophomore defender Natacia Ruiz recorded the Braves' first shot at goal in the game, forcing Mississippi Valley (0-12-2, 0-7-2 SWAC) keeper McCarthy to stop the Desoto, Texas native's driving shot down and middle into her gloves.
 
The visitors turned up the offensive intensity in the second half, seeing junior midfielder Emily Serrato's 47th-minute strike deflected away by McCarthy in net.
 
A pair of Braves shots at goal in quick succession, each in the 51st minute, from Mikayla Duncan and Zea Anderson were punched aside, while Serrato and freshman Anderson had shots on-target in each of the 52nd and 56th minutes, respectively.
 
Serrato would finish the day with two shots at goal (both coming in the second half). Anderson also had a pair of shots on-goal for the Purple and Gold.
 
Sophomore Yaisa Reyes posted the Braves final attempt of the game to try and claim the last-minute winner, seeing her shot in the 90th minute sail just to the right of the post.
 
Duncan finished the game with two shots for the Braves (both on-target), while Ruiz and redshirt junior defender Karrianne Rodriguez each tallied one shot at goal.
 
For the hosts, Juliette Charriez had two shots in the game, and teammate Olujede Bridgewater had one for Mississippi Valley.
 
Defensively for the Braves, allowing zero (0) shots on target for the game is the first of its kind during the 2022 campaign, while the three consecutive games with a clean sheet is the first of its kind since collecting four on the bounce in 2011.
 
The Braves will now wait to see where they will be seeded and whom their opponent will be for the upcoming SWAC Championships set to begin Wednesday, Nov. 3, in Prairie View, Texas.
 
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