Annick Zouma and Grace Ambrose scored two goals apiece Friday as Alcorn State defeated Prairie View A&M 4-2 in a road conference match in Prairie View, Texas.
Ambrose put Alcorn ahead in the first half, assisted by Zouma and Leyla Llanos Boursiquot. Zouma scored at the 18:54 mark, with Bridget Ayiwaa Sakyi assisting, then Ambrose added another goal. Prairie View A&M scored in the 39th minute, but Alcorn took a 3-1 lead into halftime.
Zouma scored again in the 60th minute to make it 4-1. Prairie View A&M found the net in the 89th minute, but Alcorn held on. The Lady Braves recorded 12 shots.
The victory was Alcorn’s sixth of the season, tying the program record set in 2011. Zouma and Ambrose each surpassed 40 points for the season, and the win was Alcorn’s first road conference victory this season.
Alcorn is scheduled to play Alabama A&M on Nov. 5 at Key City Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Kickoff is listed for 3 p.m.
