WU Concludes Home Schedule With 8-0 Victory Over Fontbonne

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St. Louis, Mo., October 25, 2009 – The No. 9 ranked Washington University in St. Louis women’s soccer team ran its unbeaten streak to 12 games with a 8-0 victory over Fontbonne University on Sunday afternoon at Francis Field.

The Bears put on an offensive show scoring three goals in four minutes and 17 seconds during a first half stretch. The first goal came off of a pass inside the box from sophomore Emma Brown, who found the foot of sophomore classmate Lee Ann Felder. Felder scooted the ball past the Griffins keeper for her fourth goal of the season and to give the Bears an early lead.

Brown found the back of the net just over a minute later on a pass from senior Becca Heymann. She used her left foot to give the Bears a 2-0 lead. Just three minutes following Brown’s goal, senior Caryn Rosoff crossed a ball into the box and found Heymann, who headed the ball into the back of the net to give the Bears another score.

Later in the half, at the 38:01 mark, Heymann tacked on her fourth goal of the season. This goal was off a corner kick from senior Emily Bylsma. The Bears’ last goal of the half came with under five minutes to play as Brown tacked on her UAA-leading 13th score of the season off an assist from Felder. The Bears totaled 18 shots in the first half while the Griffins only had three.

The Bears’ goal parade continued into the second half as Rosoff netted her first goal of the match at the 57-minute mark. The squad netted two more goals that were each the first of the players’ career. Freshman Leslie Davis scored off a nice pass from fellow first-year Jodi Rosenzweig.  At the 76:08 mark, freshman Allie Betley rebounded a shot of her own and blasted it in the goal left footed past the Fontbonne keeper.

Junior Katy Southworth picked up her first win of the season in the goal playing the first half while freshmen Caitlin Heim and Hillary Stepansky split time in the second half. Washington U. outshot Fontbonne 44-5 for the match, including 17-2 in shots on goal.

Washington University (11-2-1, 3-0-1) begins a four-game road trip at University Athletic Association (UAA) member Brandeis University on Friday, Oct. 30. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. (ET) in Waltham, Mass.

Bear Notebook: Washington U. improved its all-time series with Fontbonne to 12-0 … The Bears are 32-3-1 in its last 36 games at Francis Field, including a 6-1 mark this season at home … With the goal, Rosoff moved into a tie for third-place all time with 42 career goals …  Heymann moved into a 10th place with her 18th career goal as a Bear.