ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The No. 6 Washington University in St. Louis women's soccer team scored four second-half goals to beat Rhodes 4-0 on Sunday afternoon. The Bears are now 5-0 on the year.
After a scoreless first half, the Bears broke through in the 59
th minute. Following a handball in the box, WashU earned a penalty kick and senior
Jessica Greven fired it into the bottom right corner to make it a 1-0 game. It is the second made penalty kick of the season for Greven.
WashU added another goal in the 61
st minute as graduate
Sam McKibben put a foot on the ball near the post and it was ultimately knocked in by a Rhodes player to put the Bears up 2-0.
After earning a corner kick in the 71
st minute,
Gaelen Clayton netted her second goal of the season, taking a short pass from
Regan Cannon and firing the ball into the opposite corner, making it a 3-0 game.
WashU scored its fourth and final goal in the 89
th minute.
Emma Riley McGahan knocked a short pass to
Kate Flynn who crossed the ball where
Sara Giannotti was waiting to fire it into the back of the net.
Statistically, the Bears tallied 17 shots with six on goal and earned eight corner kicks. WashU's defense held Rhodes to just two shots total, both in the first half, with one on goal.
Senior goalkeeper
Sidney Conner picked up her third shutout of the year, making one save.
The Bears hit the road on Wednesday for a 5 p.m. game at Illinois Wesleyan before returning home for the final non-conference tune-up against Rose-Hulman on Friday at 7 p.m. The Bears begin UAA play on Sunday, October 1 against Emory.
