SARASOTA, Fla. — Southeastern University women's soccer delivered a dominant performance Saturday afternoon, shutting out New College of Florida 6-0 at NCF Bayfront on Oct. 17.
SEU (10-3-1, 4-1 Sun Conference) scored four goals in the first half and added two more after the break to secure its fourth Sun Conference victory of the season. The Fire outshot New College (7-2-2, 2-2-1) 20-6 and put 14 shots on target while holding the Mighty Banyans to just one shot on goal.
Olivia Hadad opened the scoring in the seventh minute, finding the back of the net at 6:04 to give the Fire an early lead.
Eden Greenfield doubled the advantage less than four minutes later, scoring at 9:56 off assists from
Gianna Green and
Rebecca Laface.
SEU continued to apply pressure throughout the opening half, with
Sara Irurozki extending the lead to 3-0 in the 30th minute.
Melina Ramos assisted on Irurozki's goal before adding one of her own at 34:33 to put the Fire ahead 4-0 heading into halftime.
The Fire maintained control after the break, limiting New College's scoring opportunities while continuing to create chances offensively. After a scoreless opening 19 minutes of the second half,
Momo Sato found the net at 64:35 off an assist from
Mckenna Lukanich to push the advantage to five.
Ruby Owen capped the scoring at 80:55, recording her first goal of the season to give SEU the 6-0 final.
The Fire also received strong performances in goal.
Madison Songer played the first half without allowing a goal, and
Jordyn Velasco completed the second half, making one save as SEU recorded its shutout.
With the victory, SEU improved to 10-3-1 overall and 4-1 in Sun Conference play, continuing its push through the conference schedule.