CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The 10th-ranked Embry-Riddle women's soccer team wrapped up play in the Lady Flames Classic hosted by Lee University with a decisive 3-0 defeat of No. 16 William Carey on Saturday. The Eagles received a balanced scoring effort with five different players contributing to the three goals as the Blue and Gold improved to 5-1-1 on the year.

The Eagles dominated the possession from the very first whistle and the majority of the first half was played in the William Carey half of the field. The Blue and Gold held an 8-7 edge in shots in the first 45 minutes, but the Eagles were more of a threat than the Lady Crusaders, registering six shots on frame to William Carey's two.

After knocking on the door for most of the opening stanza, the Eagles finally broke through in the 38th minute. The ball went out of touch over the end line and senior Cecilie Henriksen took up her accustomed position at the corner flag to take the ensuing corner kick. Henriksen whipped the ball into the box and after deflecting off Bjorg Olafs' head, it fell to Martine Olsen who rifled a shot into the back of the net to put the Blue and Gold up 1-0.

ERAU took the one-goal advantage into the halftime break and began the second half with the same level of intensity that they had in the first. Just 17 minutes into the second frame the Eagles' persistence paid off again. After getting the ball on the right flank, Olsen played a ball into Krizzy Menez who used her pace to shake her defender and took the ball into the box. Menez' square pass made its way to Ange Durston-Ryan who tapped In her second goal of the year to put the Blue and Gold up 2-0.
 
Nine minutes later, the Eagles got on the board again. William Carey got the ball deep into the Eagles defensive half, but Kara Haack cleared the ball out of danger to the midway stripe. Valeria Obita rose to get a head on the clearance and her touch was just enough to get the ball behind the Lady Crusader offense. The sophomore took another touch and sprinted past the last two William Carey defenders into the box and slotted it to the lower left corner to seal the win.

“This was a strong collective effort,” ERAU head coach Samantha Bohon stated. “We were disappointed in Thursday's performance and result and we didn't want to leave this tournament without playing Embry-RIddle soccer. This closes out one of the hardest non-conference schedules we've ever had in the history of our program. We hope that taking on some of the top teams in the country prepares us for our challenging conference schedule.  We know that conference play is the most important part of our season. I'm really proud of our girls for the outstanding effort today.”

The Eagles will open Sun Conference play on Friday when they host No. 24 Northwood at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.