Box Score

LIVINGSTON, Ala. – AJ Williams picked up a hat trick on his first three goals of the 2016 campaign as West Alabama men's soccer rebounded with an 8-1 victory over Louisiana College at Tiger Stadium on Wednesday.

The Tigers improve to 1-3 on the season, while the Wildcats fall to 0-5.

"We're delighted to bounce back after seeing tough results from some very good competition," UWA head coach Matthew Thorne said. "We had a lot of players get on the score sheet, but it was the overall performance I was happy with."

"Defensively, we looked more compact and solid. On offense, our interchange was crisp, and we had some nice creativity that allowed us to create a lot of goals. We looked very good at moments today, but we need to shift our focus now to a quality opponent in USC-Aiken on Monday."

Williams netted his first goal of the night three minutes after kickoff, finding the back of the net on an assist from Liam Ireland. Seventy-one seconds later, Keegan McQueen set up Sam Todd for his first goal on the year to give the Tigers a 2-0 advantage.

West Alabama improved its lead to 3-0 after Liam Ireland found Stephen Carroll in the center of the box in the 8^th minute for Carroll's second score of the season.

The Wildcats caught the Tigers off guard, drawing the score line to 3-1 as Andrew Turner netted a 33-yard goal in the 12^th minute.

After a lengthy stretch between scores, Pablo Fierros connected with Oreva Amata three minutes into the second half to put the Tigers ahead 4-1 on Amata's first score of the year.

Clay Green took advantage of a penalty kick awarded in the 49^th minute, improving West Alabama's lead to 5-1.

Williams netted his second score of the night, putting the Tigers in front 6-1 after connecting once more with Ireland. The assist marked Ireland's third of the match.

Williams completed his hat trick in the 79^th minute, beating the keeper with an assist from Sam Todd.

Harrison Roberts notched his second score of the year, putting UWA ahead 8-1 in the 85^th minute. Jean-Baptiste Meyniel grabbed the assist.

Joshua Bramwell (1-0) earned the win, making three saves on five shots faced. Nathan Gautreaux (0-5) took the loss, allowing eight goals on 32 shots faced in a 10-save performance.

West Alabama will get back to action on the road, facing off against USC-Aiken on Sept. 19. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.