TERRE HAUTE, IND. --
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology increased its school record winning
streak to nine matches and improved to 12-2 on the season with a 9-1 victory
over Finlandia University in women’s soccer action on Friday.
Freshman Annmarie Stanley
(Warrenville, Ill./Rosmary) paced the Engineer effort with a school
record five assists, snapping the mark of three established five times.
The Engineers
scored seven goals in the first 24 minutes of action to cruise to the
victory. Senior Jennifer Gordon (Zionsville) scored her fifth tally
of the season 54 seconds into the game to make the score 1-0.
Freshman Molly
Richardson (Orange Park, Fla./St. John’s) scored her 12th goal of the
season at the 3:07 mark on a pass from Gordon. Senior Sarah Graber
(Cypress, Texas/Cy-Fair) added the third goal of the game at 4:49 on the
first assist from Stanley.
Stanley provided
the assists on the next three goals as Rose-Hulman gained a 6-0 advantage.
Freshman Caroline Andersen (N. Manchester/Manchester) scored in the
10th minute, senior Julie Roebel (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton Academy)
tallied a goal in the 12th minute, and freshman Susanna Kelly (Evergreen
Park, Ill./Queen of Peace) scored her first career goal in the 15th
minute.
The final score
of the 24-minute stretch came as the first career goal for freshman
Jeanie Sozansky (Greentown/Eastern).
In the second
half, senior Katie Benner (Vancouver, Wash./Evergreen) tallied her
first goal of the season on the fifth assist from Stanley. Freshman
Allison Luther (Beach Park, Ill./Zion-Benton) rounded out Rose-Hulman’s
scoring with her first career goal on a penalty kick.
Finlandia’s lone
tally came midway through the second half on the first goal of the season
for senior Missy Skarda.
Rose-Hulman
maintains its regional ranking from d3kicks.com and the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America with the victory. The Engineers travel to
Blackburn College on Sunday.