ASHEVILLE, N.C. In dominant fashion, the Methodist women’s soccer team controlled Saturday’s match with Warren Wilson from start to finish, driving in a total of ten goals in the shutout victory.
JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Methodist defeats Warren Wilson, 10-0
Records: Methodist 4-2, Warren Wilson 0-4
Location: Hank Steinbrecher Stadium; Swannonoa, North Carolina
HOW IT HAPPENED
- It took Corrine Shovlain all of 55 seconds to find the back of the net for the first score of the match. Methodist produced a second goal in the 5th minute, taking a 2-0 lead.
- Sophomore Camaryn Piper was next to score, punching in her first goal of the season and second of her career. A goal by freshman Yaneli Sanchez pushed the score to 4-0 before junior transfer Emma Pedraza recorded her first goal in the Green and Gold, making in a 5-0 difference at halftime.
- Playing in just her second match of the season, Rianna Orello was first to score in the second half, tallying her first score of 2023. Goal number seven was scored by senior Emily Porto – her first-ever goal for the Monarchs.
- Continuing the theme of first-time goal scorers, freshmen Allye Carter and Emily Hoyt joined the action to make the score 9-0.
- Bumping the Monarchs into the double-digits just before time expired, Madison Hoopes clinched the tenth and final score of the contest.
NUMBERS
- The Monarchs took a total of 45 shots with 28 on goal, while holding the Owls to zero shots taken throughout the entire match.
- Methodist attempted a season-high 15 corner kicks while Warren Wilson earned zero tries from the corners.
- Methodist’s ten goals tops last season’s high of nine against Salem College. The program record still stands at 15 goals in one match, which the Monarchs did versus Mary Baldwin in 2006.
UP NEXT
Methodist hosts Christopher Newport at Duggins Soccer Stadium on Wednesday at 5 p.m. The Captains are currently ranked No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA DIII poll and are riding a 51-match unbeaten streak.