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Team
0
East. Mennonite Royals (1-10-3, 1-5-1)
5
Winner Bridgewater (VA) Eagles (9-5-0, 4-3-0)
East. Mennonite Royals
(1-10-3, 1-5-1)
0
Final
5
Bridgewater (VA) Eagles
(9-5-0, 4-3-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
East. Mennonite Royals 0 0 0
Bridgewater (VA) Eagles 3 2 5

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Blanks EMU in Emotional Win

BRIDGEWATER, Va. - The Bridgewater College women's soccer team defeated Eastern Mennonite 5-0 on Tuesday evening in the program's annual cancer awareness game. The Eagles honored former goalkeeper Charli Daum before the game with special warm up shirts to raise awareness and show their support for her battle with Hodgkins' Lymphoma. 
 
The Basics 
 
Final Score: Bridgewater 5, EMU 0
Records: Bridgewater 9-5-0 (4-3-0 ODAC), EMU 1-10-3 (1-5-1 ODAC)
 
How it Happened 
  • The Eagles set the tone early with a corner kick in the game's opening minute. No shots came from the chance, but a long throw a minute later netted the first opportunity as Lyric Birkley had her shot saved by Aja Laun. On a corner kick 30 seconds later, BC had a flurry of chances. Hannah England looked the flick the initial ball in on target, but it was deflected. Katelyn Seagraves took a shot off the loose change, and it was saved by an EMU defender. England scooped up the rebound and buried it to make it 1-0 for BC.
  • BC kept the intensity up with multiple shots on target that were saved by Laun. Following an Emu goal kick Anna Zurlo found Taylor Thomas open on the wing and the sophomore found the back of the net to make it a 2-0 lead for Bridgewater with 15 minutes to play in the opening half.  
  • Nearing the end of the first frame Laun continue to come up with save after save until Thomas repaid the favor with a cross to the far post that Zurlo tapped into the open net to make it 3-0 with five minutes to play in the half. The Royals had their first real scoring chance off of a free kick, but the long pass found no one but Carlee Gaboury in the crease.
  • Birkley wanted to get in on the fun. The sophomore dribbled up the far side of the field and help along with her in the 48th minute. Birkley elected to take it herself and flicked a shot on target to the far post and past Laun to make it 4-0 Bridgewater with over 40 minutes still to play.
  • Bridgewater added one more tally on the afternoon in the 76th minute when Alicia Keo took a free kick on the far side just beyond the 18-yard box. Keo sent the ball in past a group of Royals were Maureen Keating tapped the ball in with her shoulder to make it 5-0 with under 15 to play. Micah Stine and Zoe Webster each had shots down the stretch, but neither could find the back of the net.
 
Match Notes 
  • Keating scored her first career goal in the win on just the fourth shot the junior defender has taken in her career. England extended her scoring streak to three straight games and Zurlo and Thomas mark their second consecutive game with points as well.
  • Narby led all players with seven shots while Kepo added six. Narby, Birkley, Thomas and Zurlo all put three shots on target in the lopsided victory.
  • Laun made 14 saves on the day for Eastern Mennonite while Gaboury did not face a shot in the contest.
  • Bridgewater registered 48 shots compared to zero for EMU. This marks the third consecutive game for Bridgewater with 20 or more shots and is the most shots in a game for the program since the Eagles registered 61 shots in a win over Sweet Briar in 2019.
Up Next 
 
The Eagles hit the road for a Friday night clash with Ferrum on the road at 7 p.m.
 
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