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BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Bridgewater College scored three goals in the first seven minutes Wednesday afternoon and the Eagles went on to defeat rival Eastern Mennonite, 10-0, in ODAC women's soccer action.
Eight different Bridgewater players scored goals as the Eagles dominated play from the opening whistle.
The Eagles got on the board at the 2:42 mark when Melanie Waters beat the EMU goalie one-on-one with a shot to the far post.
Bridgewater added its next two goals in a 27-second span to lead 3-0. The Eagles scored off a short corner when Waters dribbled in from the left side and delivered a pass to Erin Holden directly in front of the goal. Holden touched the ball into the net for a 2-0 BC lead. Krissy Snyder made it 3-0 at the 6:58 mark when she scored off a long crossing pass from Sarah Conner.
The score remained 3-0 until the 37th minute when Paxton Sauerwald centered a pass to Amanda Peregory and the BC freshman had a wide open goal to give the Eagles a 4-0 lead.
Bridgewater added six more goals in the second half to complete the scoring.
Conner scored off an assist from Waters to make it 5-0 and Sauerwald scored off a pass from Jacey Kelley for a 6-0 BC advantage.
Peregory added her second goal off an assist from Morgan Van Reenen in the 70th minute before unassisted goals from Sauerwald and Woods made the score 9-0. Sauerwald sent her shot to the upper right corner of the net while Woods beat the keeper to the near post with a low driving shot. The Eagles completed their scoring in the 78th minute when Woods' long crossing pass found Lindsay Suyes and Suyes booted a shot inside the far post for the final 10-0 margin.
Three Bridgewater keepers combined for the shutout with starter Chelsea Steele logging the first 45 minutes. Stephanie Bebko played the first 23:11 of the second half and Krista Kelly finished up.
For the Royals, goalkeeper Becca Borg finished the contest with 12 saves.
With the victory, the Eagles are now 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the ODAC. EMU falls to 2-2 and 0-1 in conference play.
The Eagles return to conference action Saturday when they travel to Greensboro, N.C., to meet the Guilford College Quakers. Game time is 4 p.m.
