Chicago, Ill — Women's Soccer cruise to a 7-1 win over Edgewood on Saturday. The Scarlet Hawks scored five first-half goals and finished with a 28-5 advantage in shots. The Scarlet Hawks are 6-3-0 overall and 4-0-0 in conference play. Edgewood is 2-5-2 overall and 2-1-1 in conference play.
How It Happened
The Scarlet Hawks generated the first meaningful chances with
Leena Almeqbeli's shot at 2:39 and a corner kick at 3:21, then went ahead 1-0 when
Kayla Thomas scored from
Emma Conway at 4:02.
Tvesa Vathulya added a goal off
Eva Narvarte's assist at 7:34,
Olivia Roy scored from
Leyna Yonehara at 9:04, and after Edgewood produced a shot from Annika Hudson at 9:55, Roy scored again from Narvarte at 11:26 to make it 4-0. Thomas scored again from Vathulya at 18:17, and the Scarlet Hawks continued to generate chances with three corner kicks from 20:41 to 26:44 while Madeline Brown saved shots from
Grace Yager and
Kaitlyn Walsh. Edgewood forced
Kayla Hampton into a save on Kami Horn's shot at 38:52, but the Scarlet Hawks added two late corner kicks and carried a 5-0 lead into halftime.
The Scarlet Hawks opened the second half with steady pressure, getting shots from
Kayla Thomas, Vathulya and
Kayla Frassinelli around a corner kick before Vathulya scored at 55:07 to extend the lead to 6-0. Edgewood pushed back with shots saved by
Clara Estiandan in the 65th and 71st minutes, and after the Scarlet Hawks generated several more chances, Sarah Bolchen scored off Maude Spagnolo-Salisbury's assist at 76:00 to make it 6-1. The Scarlet Hawks answered late when
Taylor Hernandez scored at 85:25, then put another shot on goal in the 90th minute as they finished the match with a 7-1 win.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Tvesa Vathulya
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- two goals
- one assist
- five points
- game-winning goal
Kayla Thomas
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- two goals
- four points
- three shots on goal
Olivia Roy
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- two goals
- four points
- two shots on goal
Eva Narvarte
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- two assists
- two points
Taylor Hernandez
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- one goal
- four shots
- two shots on goal
Edgewood Top Performers
Sarah Bolchen
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- 1 goal
- 2 points
- 1 shot on goal
Maude Spagnolo-Salisbury
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- 1 assist
- 1 point
Madeline Brown
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- 4 saves
- 76:00 in goal
Kami Horn
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- 2 shots, both on goal
Game Notes:
- Scarlet Hawks move to 8-0 all time vs Edgewood
- Hernandez - Scored first goal of the season.
- Team - Achieved at least 5 assists in 3 consecutive games.
Up Next
the Scarlet Hawks host Carthage College on Monday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. at Stuart Field Chicago, IL.
