ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis women's soccer team beat No. 23 Rochester 4-0 on Friday evening at Francis Olympic Field. The Bears are now 14-0-1 on the year with a 3-0-1 mark in UAA play.
The Bears wasted no time in getting on the board, scoring just 1:06 in. Senior
Madi Foley played a cross to striding senior
Sophie Viscovich, who netted her team-leading ninth goal of the season for a 1-0 lead.
WashU made it a 2-0 game 5:15 in as a ball off junior
Olivia Clemons' foot was deflected by the keeper right to Foley, who finished it off.
Clemons netted her eighth goal of the season in the 24
th minute, taking a header from sophomore
Annika Park and quickly maneuvering around her defender and Rochester's keeper for the 3-0 Bears' edge.
Foley and Clemons connected again in the 53
rd minute on a give-and-go play, resulting in a cross from Clemons to Foley for her eighth goal of the year and a 4-0 WashU advantage.
WashU edged Rochester 10-4 in shots with a 6-1 advantage in shots on goal. The Bears also had four corner kicks to the Yellowjackets' zero.
Foley had four shots with three on goal and Viscovich had two shots, both on goal. Junior goalkeeper
Kassidy Lanthier made one save in the net.
The Bears return to Francis Olympic Field on Sunday for a face-off with No. 21 Emory at 1:30 p.m. for the last regular-season home match of the year.
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