DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— The 16th-ranked Embry-Riddle women's soccer team defeated Shorter, 3-1 Friday night at Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium.
The Eagles (3-0-0) dominated Shorter (0-2-0) for much of the contest. The Eagles' offensive attack struck first in the 20th minute when
Krizzy Menez took a deflected ball off of a Shorter defender on the right side of the field. She took the ball just inside the 18-yard box where she found
Martine Olsen streaking down the middle of the field. Olsen took a beautiful pass from Menez and put it in the bottom left corner of the net to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
Play was dominated by Embry-Riddle for the remaining of the first half. The Eagles were able to fire off six shots (three on goal), while the Eagle defense held the Hawks to only two shots (none on goal). With momentum on their side, the Eagle women went into the locker room with a 1-0 advantage.
The Embry-Riddle offensive attack was back at work as soon as the whistle blew for the start of the second half. The Eagles' second goal of the night came when
Bjorg Olafs obtained possession of the ball up the left side of the field past two Hawk defenders. Olafs found Menez, who got a great run on the opposite side of the field, wide open in front of the goal and Menez buried it past the Hawk's keeper. Menez's goal was her first of 2011.
Embry-Riddle seemingly put the game away in the 68th minute when Menez again found Olsen. This time, Menez got a ball that was deflected deep in the corner of the Hawk's side of the field. She used a nice move to beat one Hawk defender then lifted a striking cross to the middle of the field that found Olsen streaking for a header that beat the Hawk's keeper again and gave the Eagles their third goal of the night and Olsen's sixth goal on the year.
Shorter showed some life late in the contest with a goal of their own in the 85th minute to make the score 3-1. Aline Bez Tamiosso dribbled the ball through the Eagle defense and fired a shot from 30 yards out that just got over the head of
Lauren Gallant, the Eagle keeper.
The goal wasn't enough for the Hawks as the remaining five minutes of the contest gave way towards a 3-1 victory for Embry-Riddle.
17 players saw action in tonight's game for the Blue and Gold. The Eagles out shot the Hawks 14-6 and bested them in corner kicks as well 6-2.
The Eagle women will play again on Tuesday when they host NCAA II Tampa at 7 p.m.
