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Antoine Daugny

Olsen Sets Single-Season Scoring Record in Win Over Sand Sharks

BLUFFTON, S.C. – Embry-Riddle sophomore Martine Olsen vaulted to the top of the Eagles' single-season scoring charts with two goals in the 10th-ranked Eagles' 8-0 shutout over South Carolina Beaufort, Wednesday at the Sand Sharks' soccer field. Olsen tied the record set by ERAU All-American Elina Johansson in 2009 with the Eagles' second goal of the match and claimed the record outright with the game's third to increase her season tally to 24 goals as the Eagles improved their record to 13-2-1 overall and 8-1 in Sun Conference play.

All 19 players who dressed out saw action for the Blue and Gold who out-shot the Sand Sharks 32-2. ERAU had goals from six different players, including junior Lauren McCall and senior Gracie Peters, who each registered their first goals of the season.

The Eagles' first goal was scored in the 12th minute when Krizzy Menez received the ball on the right and played Olsen in on the right flank. Olsen took the ball 15 yards down the field and completed a pass to Cecilie Henriksen, who knocked in her fifth goal of the year to put the Eagles up 1-0.

Less than a minute later, Valerie Obita took a shot from the left that was on frame. USCB goal keeper Krystan Gallman got a finger on the ball in an attempt to send it out of play, but Menez managed to save the ball and got a square pass off to Olsen who tapped in the second goal of the day.

Olsen's next goal came just 21 seconds later when she ran onto a ball played out of the back by Menez and chipped Gallman to make the score 3-0.

Menez, the Eagles' assist leader on the year, got on the scoreboard herself finishing a cross from Obita with a rare header and registered her 14th assist of the season when she found Ange Durston-Ryan on the back post in the 17th minute.

With a comfortable 5-0 advantage, ERAU Head Coach Samantha Bohon was able to go deep into her bench and the substitutes kept the scoring going. McCall finished a Henriksen corner kick for her first goal of the season in the 21st minute and Durston-Ryan registered her second goal of the afternoon in the 34th minute to make the score 7-0.

The final goal of the day came from Peters who rifled a ball from the right side, past Gallman and into the far side netting for her first goal in her first start of the year.

The second half saw the Eagle coaching staff experiment with a few lineup changes and while they created several more chances, none of those translated into additional numbers on the scoreboard.

“Overall, I was really pleased with our first half, especially with us having six different people score for us,” Bohon said. “We played people in different positions in the second half and played a little bit more of a possession game, so I'm happy with the win and am looking forward to getting our last regular season game against Warner underway on Sunday.”

Gallman (4 saves) and Blair Kent (5 saves) split time in the nets for the Lady Sand Sharks who move to 1-13 overall and 0-8 in The Sun Conference. On the other side of the field, Lauren Gallant and Dina Roper each played a half between the pipes, registering one save apiece. Roper also saw time out on the field as she played the last six minutes of the contest as a forward.

The Eagles close out the regular season on Sunday when they host Warner at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium. Sunday's match was originally scheduled for Oct. 9 but was postponed due to poor weather. Kick-off is slated for 4 p.m.
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