Box Score HUNTSVILLE, Ala. –For the third time in program history, the Lee University women's soccer team claimed the Gulf South Conference Championship defeating the University of Montevallo 3-0. The Lady Flames scored early in the first half and then scored twice in the second half to secure the title. With the win, the Lady Flames improved their record to 15-0-4.
 
The Lady Flames brought the pressure early with a couple of shots before Juliana Lopes took a pass from Katie Wilson and shot from 25 yards out to find the back of the net in the ninth minute. Lee managed to take six shots in the first half while only allowing two from the Falcons. 
 
The second half brought even more firepower from the Lady Flames. Eight more shots were taken by Lee. Ashley Eulo scored the second goal of the game in the 47^th minute. She took a pass from Grace Berry dribbled into the penalty box and slotted it in. The final goal came 15 minutes later in the 62^nd minute when Ruth Edrington's cross found Mallory Miller who volleyed it home. 
 
21 Lady Flames saw playing time in the shutout win. It was the 12^th shutout for the Lady Flames this season. Lee outshot Montevallo 14-4 in the win while taking eight corner kicks while only allowing two.
 
This was the sixth time that the Lady Flames played in the GSC championship game. The 2015 championship was against the University of North Alabama with the Lions winning 4-3 on penalty kicks after a scoreless draw. Lee won its first GSC championship game in 2016 defeating Mississippi College 1-0. Montevallo defeated Lee in the 2019 championship game. In 2021, Lee won its second GSC title defeating the University of West Georgia 3-0. Last season the Lady Flames lost in the 2022 title game 4-2 to Mississippi College. 
 
This was also the fourth time that the Falcons and the Lady Flames had met in the Gulf South Conference Tournament. In 2018, Montevallo defeated Lee in the semifinals 1-0. In 2019, UM beat Lee as well in the championship game 2-1. Lee defeated UM in 3-2 in the 2022 first round of the tournament.
 
The Lady Flames earn the automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament. They will learn who they will play on Monday evening at 6:30 PM during the NCAA selection show.
 
Coach Chris Hennessey's Thoughts:
 
"From start to finish it was excellent today. The ideas we were attacking with were great. We lost our composure a couple of times and you would expect that against a good team like Montevallo, but it was brilliant performance today."
 
"It was such a super performance, and I am excited to see what might be next for this group. The selection show is on Monday we will find out our fate and get to work!"