DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --The Embry-Riddle women's soccer team got off to a stellar start in 2012 with an 8-0 victory over visiting Southeastern, Saturday at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium.

The Eagles (1-0) dominated from the start, as the Fire managed just three shots, one on goal, in 90 minutes of play. ERAU amassed 26 shots, 16 on goal and tallied 15 corner kicks.

ERAU controlled the ball for the majority of the first half, but it was 30 minutes until the Eagles scored their first goal of the season, an 18-footer from junior Martine Olsen, at the 36:39 mark. It took just 33 seconds before the second goal of the season was delivered by Valerie Obita, who headed home a rebound from Katherine Ebbs shot that hit the cross bar.

Southeastern goalkeeper Karleigh Smoak was solid in the first-half, however, the relentless drive of the Eagle forwards eventually wore her down as ERAU posted six goals in the second half.

Ebbs got the scoring started, putting a ball just over the head of Smoak with an assist from Olsen 47:19 into the game. Obita scored her second at the 47:48 mark, heading a corner kick from Kristin Sverrisdottir to expand the lead to 4-0.

Olsen then added two goals in a six-second span to record a hat trick. Olsen's second goal came on a cross from Tova Torstensson and the third was an unassisted shot from just outside the midfield circle that caught Smoak off her line.

Sverrisdottir and Ebbs each added one goal each, giving the Eagles the 8-0 victory.

The Eagles return to the pitch on Saturday, Aug. 25, as they travel to DeLand, Fla. to face NCAA Division I Stetson University at 7 p.m.