Jacksonville, Ill. –
Dee Dee Sliter scored five goals to lead the Spalding women's soccer team to an 11-0 win over MacMurray College. The win moves the Golden Eagles into third place in the SLIAC standings with a 3-1 (5-6 overall) conference record.
The Golden Eagles jumped on the Highlanders early, Sliter scored her first goal just 1:23 into the game. Sliter struck again in the 25
th minute after a throw-in by
Demi West to give SU a 2-0 advantage.
Spalding added four more goals over the next 20 minutes.
Hannah Freytag scored the first in the 28
th minute off a cross by Sliter, and five minutes later Sliter completed the first half hat trick when she found the back of the net on put back following a
Katie Ballard shot. Freytag slotted her second goal of the half in the 37
th minute, and Ballard fired at shot past the Mac keeper with seven seconds remaining in the half to give Spalding a 6-0 lead heading into halftime.
Spalding dominated possession in the first half outshooting Mac 16-2 and connected on 6 of 8 attempts on goal.
Sliter got the scoring started in the second half, netting her fourth tally in the 51
st minute off a ball by
Allye Kuerzi. Freshman
Baylee Tabler pushed the Golden Eagles lead to eight scoring back-to-back goals in the 57
th and 61
st minute. The first goal came when Freytag found Tabler in the box with a cross and Tabler headed the ball past the keeper. Tabler did the leg work on the second taking the ball past the defender before firing it into the back of the net. Sliter finished off her big game taking a ball that was bouncing around the box following a McGee corner and smashing it into the back of the net. Freshman
Danielle Bridge slotted the final tally of the game, firing a ball just over the keepers reach to make the final score 11-0.
For the game, Spalding held a 31-4 shot advantage, and an 11-0 corner advantage.
Kelsey Kaiser earned her fifth win of the year, allowing no goals and snatching one save.
Up next, the Golden Eagles will play a non-conference game against in-state foe Centre College. SU will take on the Lady Colonels Tuesday, October 14 in Danville, Ky. at 7:00 p.m., EST.
