St. Louis—The University of Missouri-St. Louis women's soccer team dominated William Jewell 9-0 on Saturday afternoon. The win extends the Tritons unbeaten streak to 14 and clinches a home GLVC playoff game. The Tritons improve to 11-1-3, 10-0-2 GLVC while the Cardinals fall to 0-13-2, 0-10-2 GLVC.
Ella Anselm opened the scoring for the Tritons in the 11
th minute
. Olivia Lautz started the play by taking a shot in the 18-yard-box that a Cardinal deflected right to Anselm, who put the ball into the lower left to make it 1-0 UMSL.
UMSL then closed out the first half scoring two goals in less than a minute.
Ashtyn Fry struck first, capitalizing off the UMSL press forcing a turnover in William Jewell's final third.
EJ Hickam came away with the ball, crossing it to Fry who took a touch and fired it home to the upper left corner.
Aubrey Rego scored 44 seconds later, carrying the ball down the wing before cutting in and shooting from the top of the 18-yard-box. The ball hit off the left post and in to send the Tritons into the half up 3-0.
UMSL exploded for six goals in the second half.
Josie Maddox added one less than two minutes into the second, running onto a through ball and firing it past the keeper and into the left side netting.
Rachel Skyberg and Fry had assists on the play.
Anselm scored her brace in the 64
th minute, after Skyberg slipped a through ball to the left corner of the 18-yard-box that Anselm placed in the top right corner. Lautz started the play in transition, winning the ball in the midfield.
In the 73
rd minute,
Danni Cotter converted on a penalty kick to score her first goal of the season.
Natalie Heib scored her first goal of the season in the 80
th minute, driving into space before firing home a rocket from 25 yard out that skimmed in under the crossbar. Fry had an assist on the play.
Sophia Beedle scored her first ever collegiate goal in the 87
th minute. Fry carried the ball down the left side, driving to the goal before slipping a pass across the box to Beedle, who passed it into the left side netting.
And Anselm would score her first career hattrick in the 87
th minute, when Lautz slipped a ball through. Anselm took a touch before beating the keeper at the near post.
Allysa Wolf and
Hannah McFarlane combined for a shutout, making four saves in ninty minute.
UMSL returns home to face Maryville on Wednesday (Oct. 21) for the final regular season home game at 5 p.m.
