GREENSBORO, NC---The Pride women's soccer team (9-7-1, 7-4-1 USAS) cruised past Mary Baldwin (2-14, 0-12 USAS) 6-0 on Wednesday afternoon.
Melanie Raton got the scoring started off less than a minute into the opening period. Raton broke down the right side of the field and her shot sailed over the keeper making it 1-0. Lauren Greeson tacked on the second goal five minutes later when her shot from 30 yards out bounced over keeper for the 2-0 advantage.
Greensboro notched their third goal in the sixth minute when Ericka Nash tapped in a ball that came flying off the cross bar pushing the lead to 3-0. In the 31st minute Keegan Bickel scored off an assist by Rachel Lemons making it 4-0. The final goal of the half came in the 40th minute when Sydney Boggs played a long through ball that Meghan Cole scored on taking a 5-0 lead heading into intermission.
Greeson go the lone goal of the half when she beat the keeper en route to the 6-0 victory. Tyesha Hardy made her lone save of the game in the 71st minute keeping the blank sheet.
The Pride outshot their opponents 32-2 and 13-1 on target. Greensboro also held a 5-0 edge on corner kicks. Boggs and Raton led the way with five shots apiece. Cole was close behind with four shots.
Greensboro will not wait to see their opponent for their quarter final matchup on Saturday. Continue to check back and follow www.greensborocollegesports.com for the latest information on their next contest.
