AUBURN - Stephanie Fransoso scored a tie-breaking goal in the 61st minute and Auburn's soccer team went on to beat Knnesaw State 3-1 Friday night at the Auburn Soccer Complex.
The victory moved the Tigers' record to 2-0-2 on the season.
Caitlin King and Heather Havron set up Fransoso's goal. King added another goal on a penalty kick in the 86th minute.
"We played really well and are obviously really pleased with the result," Auburn coach Karen Hoppa said. "Our offense was better, but it still needs to be better. We didn't like how tight it got in the second half. We should have been able to open it up in the first half."
With the game all tied at 1-1 following a Kennesaw State goal in the 57th minute, King found Havron streaking down the sideline, allowing the defender to dribble deep into Auburn's attacking third. A cross to the opposite post found Fransoso on the run, who was able to one-touch it in for her first goal of the season and eighth of her career.
King put the game out of reach with her second goal of the season when she beat Kennesaw State goalkeeper Staci Pugh on a penalty shot at 85:15.
"It felt great to get that last goal in," King said. "I just tried to keep my calm and composure and place it in the net. We have been working a lot on getting the midfield and forwards working together, and I think we saw that come through today on the field."
Auburn went up 1-0 in the first half on a goal by Jenni Prescott.
VOLLEYBALL
Tigers suffer first loss of season
The Auburn volleyball team suffered w its first loss of the season Friday, falling to No. 13 Minnesota 3-0 (11-25, 17-25, 6-25) in the Diet Coke Classic in Minneapolis, Minn. The Tigers fell to 4-1 and Minnesota improved to 4-1.
"It can be a good growing experience for a young team like ours to play against a top 25 team," Auburn coach Wade Benson said. "Now they see what kind of a team we want to become, and we clearly know where we need to get better."
Junior Morgan Johns led the Tiger attackers with six kills, while freshman Sarah Bullock had five. Junior Liz Crouch finished with 14 digs on the evening.
Brook Dieter tallied 12 kills for Minnesota, while Christine Tan had 14 digs.
