Women’s Soccer Pulls Away Behind Six Second Half Goals

LA PLATA, Md. – The College of Southern Maryland women's soccer program proved that their offensive firepower is legitimate, starting the first half off slowly before exploding for a half-dozen goals over the final 45 minutes to hand Mercer County its first loss of the season, 7-2.

The Basics:

• Score
  • Southern Maryland – 7
  • Mercer County – 2

• Records
  • Southern Maryland (2-0, 1-0 Conference)
  • Mercer County (1-1-1, 0-0 Conference)

• Location
  • La Plata, Maryland – CSM Soccer Field

• Series History (Since 2012)
  • Vikings Lead 4-1 (20%)

• Winning Streak (Since 2012)
  • Hawks (W1) / Vikings' Last Win: September 15, 2018 (6-0)

Hawks' Top Performers:

• Neither Kiera Salazar nor Sara Allwine saw their hot start ciio down after their two-day hiatus between matches as they each dropped two goals on the Vikings (both of Salazar's being in the second half) while booming half of the team's shots (10-of-20) and SOGs (5-of-10).

• Kylie Smith picked up her second victory in the net with five saves compared to one goal over the first 65:24 while Raynna Ratchford spent the opening half in the field before putting on the gloves to finish the game, notching three saves to one goal herself.

• Amber Jones was the third of four players to score for Coach Landis, making her one shot count on the scoreboard.

• Abby May was the final goal producer, placing the game-winner past the outstretched gloves of the goalie in the 57th minute to all but wrap the dub up.

• Faith Wright lent a helping foot on Allwine's first half equalizer, tallying the Hawks' lone assist.

Next:

• A huge test is in store for the high-flying Hawks in their next matchup, a trip to Arnold to face 13th ranked Anne Arundel at 5 p.m. Tuesday night.

 
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