Bloomington, Ill. – The No. 4 Washington University in St. Louis women's soccer team defeated Illinois Wesleyan 3-0 on Wednesday evening on the road. The Bears are now 6-0 on the season after scoring three first-half goals.
WashU got off to a hot start, scoring 1:42 into the game. Junior
Gaelen Clayton took a pass from senior
Kate Flynn and fired it into the high right corner for her third goal of the year.
Senior
Anna Viscovich netted the second goal of the game and her second of the season in the 24
th minute with a shot in the low right corner.
First-year
Madison Foley scored her first collegiate goal in the 36
th minute, putting the Bears up 3-0.
WashU dominated on offense, tallying 23 shots with 12 on goal compared to IWU's two shots. The Bears also recorded eight corner kicks.
WashU's defense and goalkeeper
Sidney Conner earned the sixth-straight shutout of the season after allowing no shots on goal.
Conner and sophomore
Sophia Raudez both rank in the top two in UAA statistics for goals against and goals-against average.
WashU returns home on Friday evening for a 7 p.m. match against Rose-Hulman.