DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women's soccer team closed out its 2010 regular season home slate with a 9-0 victory over Ave Maria in Sun Conference action on Saturday. The Eagles improved their record to 13-2-2 overall and secured second place in the conference race at 6-1-2. The Gyrenes fell to 1-8 overall and 4-11 in league play.
Prior to the match, the Eagles recognized senior players
Elina Johansson and
Nora Berzina and the duo made the most of their last regular season contest at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium. Johansson, who is already the Eagles' all-time leader in points (168), goals (64) and assists (40), tallied three goals, all of which came in the first half, and an assist for a seven-point outing. Berzina earned her first start of the season and registered an assist on the Eagles' final goal of the night.
The Eagles also got one goal each from
Cecilie Henriksen,
Valerie Obita,
Ange Durston-Ryan,
Madeleine Edbom,
Tova Torstensson and
Kara Haack. Henrikssen also tallied an assist on the night, as did
Krizzy Menez,
Martine Olsen,
Brianna Zangara and
Jennifer Grimes.
Embry-Riddle will use the next two weeks to prepare for The Sun Conference tournament, which begins with quarterfinal action on Nov. 4. Pairings and times are yet to be determined.