MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle women's soccer team suffered its second Sunshine State Conference loss of the season on Saturday, falling to league leader and ninth-ranked Barry 5-0 at the Bucs' Buccaneer Field. The Bucs got two goals and an assist from Molly Sharpe to remain unbeaten at 9-0 overall and 4-0 in the SSC, while the Eagles move to 5-4 and 3-2 in league play.

The Eagles were unable to recover from a pair goals early in the contest as the Bucs scored twice in the first seven minutes. Barry's first goal came from Sharpe at the 1:41 mark, and Gabby Sanon made it 2-0 with a header in the seventh minute.

The Eagles managed to settle into the game and threatened the Barry goal four times in the first half, including a strike by Saba Amiri that forced Barry goalkeeper Melanie Ziegner to make a diving save in the 16th minute. However, they were unable to cut into the Barry lead and the score remained 2-0 at the half.

The Bucs dominated the offense in the second 45 minutes of play, besting the Eagles 9-1 in shots. Barry converted on three of those chances as goals by Christy Grimshaw in the 56th minute, and Sharpe and Alissa Bello in the 77th and 86th minutes, respectively, sealed the win for the Bucs.

"First, I have to give credit to Sarah and her team," ERAU Head Coach Samantha Bohon said. "They were clearly the better team tonight and scored some wonderful goals.  To say I'm disappointed is a grave understatement. We didn't start well at all and gave up two early goals that should have never happened. We settled down a bit but still lacked the intensity we've had in previous games. To Barry's credit, they punished us early and never allowed us to get back into the game. My hope is that we collectively use this experience as a hard look in the mirror and identify ways we each can do better. This team is better than what they showed tonight, and I'm hopeful they'll not settle for this kind of preparation and performance again."

The Eagles return to action at 6 p.m. on Saturday when they host Florida Tech at the ERAU Soccer Stadium.