LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Powered by two-goal performances from forwards
Madison Dziedzic and
Trinity Bauwens, the Spalding University women's soccer team delivered a dominant 5–0 shutout victory over Eureka College on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Legacy Fields in Louisville, Kentucky. The Golden Eagles controlled every facet of the match in front of a home crowd of 175, improving their record to 6–5–2 overall and 4–1–1 in conference play, while Eureka dropped to 2–7–1 overall and 0–5–1 in conference action.
Spalding set a relentless pace from the opening whistle, breaking through in the 27th minute when
Lejla Salihovic found Dziedzic for her fifth goal of the season at 26:47. Bauwens extended the lead in the 38th minute with an unassisted strike at 37:25, and
Emma Scheumann added a third goal just before the half off an assist from
Macey Sawyer at 43:24 to send the Golden Eagles into the break with a commanding 3–0 cushion. Spalding kept its foot on the gas in the second period, as Dziedzic netted her second goal of the match in the 66th minute (65:13) off a setup from
Baylee Smith. Bauwens capped off the scoring in the 73rd minute (72:05), converting a pass from
Ema Avdic for her second tally of the afternoon to seal the 5–0 triumph.
The Golden Eagles put on an overwhelming offensive display, outshooting the Red Devils by a staggering margin of 51–2 overall and 21–1 in shots on target. Bauwens led all attackers with nine total shots (five on goal), while Dziedzic generated eight shots (four on goal). Spalding's goalkeepers split time to share the clean sheet, with
Lily Brennen playing a flawless first half and
Kinsley Bechtold making one save in the second half. Eureka goalkeeper Hannah Jachimiak faced heavy pressure all afternoon, turning away 16 saves to keep the deficit from expanding further.
