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Melissa Tammi
Eric Opperman/CBU Sports Information
Melissa Tammi scored a goal with an assist as the Lady Bucs won 5-2 over No. 21 Saint Leo.
5
Winner Christian Brothers CBU (3-0-0)
2
Saint Leo University SLU (2-1-1)
Winner
Christian Brothers CBU
(3-0-0)
5
Final
2
Saint Leo University SLU
(2-1-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Christian Brothers CBU 1 4 5
Saint Leo University SLU 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Eric Opperman

Lady Bucs Explode for 5-2 Win over No. 21 Lions

LIVINGSTON, Ala.-The Christian Brothers University Lady Bucs scored five goals in a 27-minute span as they pulled away to a 5-2 win over No. 21 Saint Leo Friday morning.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Lions (2-1-1) struck first in the 19th minute, when Genevieve Gignac scored off a cross from Rosie Young.
• CBU (3-0-0) equalized in the 44th minute, when Natalia Amancio (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/American School) scored her first career goal off a cross from Camilla Rodrigues (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/American School).
• The Lady Bucs took the lead for good in the 58th minute, when Melissa Tammi (Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS) scored off a free kick.
Ellen Garner (Pulaski, Tenn./Giles County HS) extended the CBU lead to 3-1 in the 61st minute as she finished off a Rodrigues cross.
• The Lady Bucs added another score to the lead in the 68th minute, when Mariana Tonelli (Belo Horizonte, Brazil/American School) scored off a feed from Tammi.
• Rodrigues finished the offensive explosion in the 71st minute when she scored unassisted to give CBU a 5-1 lead.
• Gignac set the final margin when she scored on a header in the 90th minute.

KEY STATS:
• Rodrigues scored a goal with two assists.
• Tammi scored a goal with one assist.
Emily Wragg (Nottingham, England/The Becket School) made five saves to earn the victory.
• The Lions out-shot CBU 13-10, but all 10 CBU shots were on goal to seven for SLU.
• CBU scored five goals on six shots in the 27-minute outburst.

WHAT'S NEXT:
The Lady Bucs visit Montevallo Sunday at noon before returning home Friday night at 5 p.m. to host Valdosta State.
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