ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis women's soccer team blanked Greenville, 7-0, on Tuesday evening at Francis Olympic Field. The Bears are now 10-0-1 on the year as they head into UAA play this weekend.
 
The Bears scored six of their seven goals in the first half, including a hat trick from junior Grace Ehlert.
 
Senior Gaelen Clayton scored the first goal of the day at the 14:01 mark on a pass from first-year Cami Colpitts.
 
Clayton assisted on the next goal, chipping the ball to Madi Foley who finished it off for her fourth goal of the season.
 
Ehlert netted her first of three goals in the 29^th minute to make it a 3-0 game and then took a long ball from junior Kaci Karl in the 31^st minute to put the Bears up by four goals.
 
Ehlert completed the hat trick in the 35^th minute, taking a corner kick from senior Sara Giannotti and heading it in for a 5-0 lead. She is now second on the team with nine goals this year.
 
Junior Ella Koleno got a short pass from first-year Olivia Clemons in the 40^th minute and fired it in for a 6-0 Bears' lead. It is Koleno's fourth goal of the season.
 
Junior Kerrigan Ferland scored the final goal of the game in the 87^th minute, controlling a ball following a scuffle in front of the goal and finishing it. It marks her second goal of the season.
 
WashU recorded 19 shots with 14 on goal and limited the Panthers to two shots. The Bears also had seven corner kicks to Greenville's two.
 
Ehlert had a team-high four shots with three goals while Clayton had three shots, all on goal. Foley also had three shots with two on goal.
 
Graduate goalkeeper Sidney Conner, first-year Suzie Green and sophomore Charlotte Shapiro combined for a shutout. Shapiro made the lone save of the game in the second half.
 
The Bears travel to Atlanta this weekend to open the UAA slate against Emory on Saturday 11 a.m. ET. They will then take on Piedmont at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday.