FLAGSTAFF, AZ  – The Alabama State women's soccer team will do something it has never done before in the 12-year history of the program—until this weekend—by playing a pair of matches in the Southwestern United States.

The Lady Hornets will have to make sure that their tray tables are in their full, upright and locked-in positions because the team will board an early morning flight out of the Atlanta airport on Thursday morning and arrive in Phoenix by about 1 p.m. local time. 

Alabama State (0-2-1) will begin play Friday at Northern Arizona of the Big Sky Conference at 10 p.m. / 8 p.m. mountain time on Max Spilsbury Field. 

To follow live stats of the match, click here:  http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=91281

Junior forward Ariela Lewis continued her encouraging start to her 2015 season by scoring twice in a 3-3 draw at USC-Upstate this past Friday on the road in Spartanburg, SC. 

Ar. Lewis is now ranked tied for second in the SWAC for points with seven and is tied for 32^nd in the nation in points per match (2.33). 

Northern Arizona has been close in defeat. 

The Lumberjacks (0-3) are coming off a 1-0 overtime loss to UNLV this past Sunday. 

It lost two of its matches in such fashion, having lost its season opener at Grand Canyon 3-2 in overtime as well.

NAU received the goals by Haley Wingender and Chantal Deroos. 

The team was also shut out 4-0 against Arizona on Aug. 28. 

In goal, Natalie Gilbertson has made 14 saves to go along with a 2.50 goals against average. 

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