HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - The NAIA No. 12 Embry-Riddle women's soccer team came away with a 9-0 shutout over the Wildcats of Johnson & Wales on Friday afternoon. The Eagles (11-1-2 and 4-0-2 TSC) took 30 shots while holding JWU (1-12, 0-7) to none in the Blue and Gold's sixth shutout of the 2010 schedule.
ERAU got on the board early when freshman Martine Olsen teamed up with junior Madeleine Edbom for a score in the fifth minute of action. Edbom made an excellent cross into the Wildcat box and Olsen was there to put away her 12th goal of the year.
Just 70 seconds later, the Eagles added another goal, this one by Valerie Obita after she corraled a rebound and took advantage of the keeper's mis-positioning to score her 14th goal of her rookie campaign.
Olsen and Elina Johansson would score back-to-back goals in the eighth and ninth minutes to give ERAU a 4-0 lead before ten minutes had passed in the contest.
Sophomore Lauren McCall was the benificiary of a nice touch from Lauren Gallant as the duo accounted for the Eagles' next goal in the 14th minute, before McCall returned the favor to Gallant at the 32:29 mark. McCall wrapped up the half's scoring in the 37th minute, scoring off a ball that was touched by both Ange Durston-Ryan and Gracie Peters.
ERAU drew back in the second half, settling for two goals in the period, one from Allison Schultz and the other from Peters. Schultz headed in a cross from Brianna Zangara for the second goal of her season.
All three Embry-Riddle goalkeepers saw time between the pipes, as Jennifer Grimes moved her record to 7-1-2 overall. Dina Roper and Gallant both played in goal and in the field during the game.
The Eagles take on Northwood (Fla.) on Sunday in West Palm Beach, Fla. The 12th-ranked Eagles and the 25th-ranked Seahawks are set to do battle at 3 p.m.