DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ? After having its first two matches of the season canceled or shortened due to inclement weather, the Embry-Riddle women's soccer team (1-0) opened its 2008 slate with an offensive barrage, downing former league rival, Palm Beach (1-2) 6-3, Saturday at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium. Junior Lindsey Evans had a hand in four of the Eagles' six goals, tallying two goals and two assists on the evening, while Elina Johansson recorded the third hat trick of her Embry-Riddle career.

The Eagles controlled the offense for much of the game outshooting the Sailfish 20-9, including an 11-5 advantage in the first frame.

Embry-Riddle scored the first goal of the match just 4:24 in the contest. Johannson got the ball to Evans on the right, just outside the 18-yard box. Evans took a touch to elude her defender and rifled a shot past Palm Beach Atlantic goalkeeper, Ashley Morrell, into the far side netting to give the Eagles a 1-0 advantage.

The Eagles held on to the lead until the 31st minute when the Sailfish drew the game level at 1-1 on Brandi Bianco's penalty kick.

Embry-Riddle had an opportunity to reclaim the lead just two minutes later when the referee called a foul on the Sailfish and awarded an indirect free kick inside the penalty box. But the Sailfish put all 11 players inside the goal and one of the defenders blocked Johansson's attempt on the line.

With 2:04 left in the first half, Palm Beach Atlantic was awarded a free kick just outside the box. Grace Alfredson took advantage of the opportunity and gave the Sailfish a 2-1 lead at the half.

The Eagles scored early again in the second half when Cecilie Henriksen took the ball down the left side of the field and played the ball into Johansson inside the six-yard box. Morrell got a hand to Johansson's initial shot but was unable to hold on to the ball and Johansson was on hand to slip the ball in to the net to make the score 2-2

The Sailfish wasted little time with an answer as another set piece, a free kick off the boot of Liz Kendig from about 25 yards out, made the score 3-2 in favor of PBAU at 48:43..

As the sun began to set, the Eagles' intensity continued to rise, resulting in four goals in the last 17 minutes of play. In the 74th minute Henriksen took a short corner, got the ball back and crossed it into the box where Johansson rose above the defender to head home the equalizer.

Johansson completed her hat trick just two minutes later when she received a ball played in by Evans, shook her defender and rocketed a shot past Morrell for the go-ahead goal.

In the 79th minute, Henriksen's free kick from the left side of the field found Evans, who headed home her second goal of the match from point blank range, and Henriksen put her name in the scoring column with a goal of her own in the 86th minute to seal the win.

The Eagles' next game will be at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14 when they travel to DeLand to take on Stetson.