ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The No. 3 Washington University in St. Louis women's soccer team defeated Hope 3-0 on Saturday evening in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to improve to 17-1-2 on the year and advance to the Sweet 16.
This marks the 21
st time in program history the Bears have reached the Sweet 16 and 11
th year in a row (no tournament was held in 2020 due to COVID-19).
The Bears posted the first goal of the game in the 21
st minute. Following a foul, senior
Sophie Viscovich curled in a long free kick for a 1-0 WashU lead.
WashU made it a 2-0 game in the 36
th minute as senior
Keira Smyser sent a long ball in, which went through the goalkeeper's hands for her first goal of the season.
In the 56
th minute, the Flying Dutch were whistled for a foul in the box as Clemons was tripped up. Viscovich stepped up to net her second goal of the game and her 11
th of the season.
The Bears outshot Hope 21-5 with a 7-2 advantage on corner kicks.
Viscovich registered three shots with two on goal and two goals. Colpitts had four shots with two on goal.
In the net, junior
Kassidy Lanthier recorded four big saves to keep Hope off the board and earn the clean sheet.
The Bears will play the winner of UW-La Crosse and Carleton/Elmhurst in the Sweet 16 next weekend at a location and time to-be-determined.
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