ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis women's soccer team picked up a crucial UAA win on Friday afternoon, defeating No. 3 Carnegie Mellon University, 3-0. The Bears improve to 15-0-1 on the year with a 4-0 conference record, taking control of first place in the UAA.
 
The Bears put the first goal of the game on the board in the 14^th minute as sophomore Sophie Viscovich took a long cross from junior Ella Koleno and fired it into the upper left corner.
 
First-year forward Olivia Clemons scored her first of two goals in the 31^st minute, dribbling around her defender and sending the ball past a diving Carnegie Mellon goalkeeper for a 2-0 lead.
 
Clemons struck again just over 10 minutes later in the 42^nd minute, taking a ball from sophomore Madi Foley and dribbling around a defender before finishing things off for the 3-0 Bears' advantage.
 
Clemons' two goals mark her 15^th and 16^th, respectively, which leads the team and the conference.
 
The Bears tallied six total shots with five on goal and the Tartans had five with two on goal. Clemons led with four shots including three on goal.
 
Graduate goalkeeper Sidney Conner finished with two saves, both in the second half. She made the first save in the 58^th minute on a Maria Askounis shot and followed with another in the 67^th minute on an Audrey Bianco ball.
 
The Bears are home again on Sunday morning with a game against Case Western Reserve University at 11 a.m. The Spartans are currently receiving votes in the national poll. The game marks Neighbors' Day/Youth Day.