DECATUR, Ga. - After three straight losses Birmingham-Southern got back on the right track defeating Agnes Scott 8-0. The Panthers were propelled by Abby Walker and Abby Rose Branham who each recorded two goals in the game. 

The Panthers got out to an early lead after Abby Walker netted her first goal of the game (third of the season) from a shot just outside the 18-yard box. Up until the next goal Walker was the only Panther to score a goal in the 2021 season. 

Abby Rose Branham found the back of the net in the 28th minute, scoring her first goal of the season. Branham took a shot from well outside the box and beat the keeper to the low left side of the net. The goal put the Panthers up 2-0. BSC would hold that lead until halftime allowing Agnes Scott to get off a single shot on goal. 

After half Birmingham-Southern turned it up a notch as they recorded six goals in the second half. Camryn Lampron got on the score sheet in the 52nd minute. Lampron, like Branham was able to beat the keeper to the low-left side of the goal. Less than three minutes after the Lampron goal Sophie Smith joined the scoring with a goal. Smith beat the keeper to the low-right side of the net. 

The Panthers took a 5-0 lead after Ansley Hicks was fouled inside the box and was awarded a penalty kick. Hicks successfully completed the penalty kick as she beat the keeper to the low-left side of the goal.

In the 79th minute Ally Bridwell recorded her third point of the game after scoring a her first goal of the season. Bridwell also assisted on the Smith goal. The goal put BSC in complete control up 6-0.

Branham and Walker recorded the next two goals each finishing the game with two goals a piece. The Panthers took the game 8-0.

Records
Birmingham-Southern 2-3-1 Overall (0-0 SAA), Agnes Scott 0-5-1 Overall (0-0 USA South)

Scoring summary
6:29 - GOAL BSC (Abby Walker)
27:44 - GOAL BSC (Abby Rose Branham)
51:56 - GOAL BSC (Camryn Lampron)
54:35 - GOAL BSC (Sophie Smith, assisted by Ally Bridwell)
61:07 - GOAL BSC (PK: Ansley Hicks)
78:32 - GOAL BSC (Ally Bridwell, assisted by Camryn Lampron)
86:19 - GOAL BSC (Abby Walker, assisted by Samantha Grembecki)
89:07 - GOAL BSC (Briahna Ballay)

News and notes
> The 8 goals ranks tied for 10th in single game goals scored in program history.
> Briahna Ballay, Ally Bridwell, Camryn Lampron, and Sophie Smith each recorded their first points in their collegiate career. 
> Abby Walker recorded her second multi-goal game of the season.
> This was the first multi-goal game of Abby Rose Branham's career.
> In four starts Ardis Haskell has recorded three shutouts. 

Up next
The Panthers will return hom on Sunday, Sept. 19 as they host Emory at 2:30 p.m on Goldfarb Field.