Site: Livonia, Mich. (Greenmead Field)
Score: Madonna 5, Concordia 0
Records: MU (3-7-0; 2-3-0 WHAC); CU (2-6-0; 0-5-0)
Next MU Event: Wednesday, Sept. 30 vs. Cornerstone (Livonia, Mich.)
BOX SCORE
LIVONIA, Mich. - - The Madonna University women's soccer team used a four-point day from senior Jessica Austin (Livonia, Mich.) in rolling to a 5-0 win over visiting Concordia University on Saturday (Sept. 26) at Greenmead Field.
The Crusaders got on the board in the fifth minute as senior Lauren Hess (Livonia, Mich.) finished off a shot that Austin had put into the penalty area and the Cardinal keeper misplayed allowing Hess to slot it home for a 1-0 lead.
The lead grew to 2-0 in the 38th minute when junior Katie Kozlowski (Dearborn Heights, Mich.) was on the end of a pass from fellow junior Ellen O'Rear (Madison Heights, Mich.) and a flick from Austin for her first goal of the season and a 2-0 MU cushion.
After halftime MU tacked on three more scores starting with a goal from senior Jaclyn Ventimiglia (Macomb, Mich.) who finished off a cross from sophomore Chelsea Shrewsbury (Milford, Mich.) to the right side of the box for a 3-0 lead.
Goal four for the Crusaders came in the 83rd minute when sophomore Trisha Bender (Commerce, Mich.) found herself on the end of a cross from classmate Nicole Rodriguez (Woodhaven, Mich.) and Bender bent her shot around Brittany Davis for a 4-0 lead.
The final MU tally came just over four minutes later in the 88th minute when Austin was on the end of a Hess cross to the far right side of the box and slotted the ball between the keeper and the post for the 5-0 final.
MU sophomore Chelsea Gregg (Livonia, Mich.) had to make just two saves in posting her first shutout of the season for MU. Davis faced 37 MU shots, 13 of them on goal in taking the loss for CU.
The Crusaders return to the pitch on Wednesday, taking on Cornerstone at 4pm at Greenmead Field.
