ELSAH, Ill. - The Spalding Golden Eagles women's soccer team delivered a commanding performance on Thursday, securing a 4–0 road victory over the Principia College Panthers in Elsah, Illinois, to stay perfect in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) play.
Spalding set the tempo early and broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute when
Madison Dziedzic netted her third goal of the season off a set-up from
Clara Creg, sending the Golden Eagles into halftime with a 1–0 advantage.
The Golden Eagles put the match completely out of reach with a second-half offensive explosion. In the 65th minute, Creg capped off a standout game by scoring her second goal of the season to double the lead. Just 29 seconds later, Dziedzic struck again for her second goal of the match and fourth of the year to extend the lead to 3–0.
Ema Avdic rounded out the scoring in the 73rd minute, driving home her first goal of the season assisted by
Karolyn Lighthall.
With the dominant shutout, Spalding improves to 4-4-1 overall and 2-0-0 in SLIAC play, while Principia drops to 3-4-2 overall and 0-1-1 in conference action.
