California Baptist University
5-1-1, 3-1-0
Chicago State
0-6-0, 0-4-0
Lancers' Offense on Full Display Against Cougars
3/4/2021 7:21:00 PM | Women's Soccer
IRVINE --- California Baptist University put together a dominating performance on the pitch Thursday afternoon, as the Lancers beat the Cougars of Chicago State, 7-0.
The win improves the Lancers to 5-1-1 on the season and 3-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. As for the Cougars, they fall to 0-6 and 0-4 in the WAC.
Six different Lancers scored in the seven-goal game, as Rola Badawiya recorded the lone brace on the day. It marks the first time the Lancers have put up seven goals since Oct. 8, 2013, when they beat Chaminade in Riverside, 7-0.
"We're very proud of the team," said head coach Kristen St. Clair. "I thought we had a strong performance today. We want to continue to focus on the things we can control and improve upon our execution and performance in each game. We'll enjoy this result tonight and begin preparing for game two tomorrow."
The Lancers wasted no time finding the back of the net as Erin Gallagher played a ball ahead to Ari Coronado for the game's first goal.
WHAT A SHOT!!!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/ezGQVU3MEt
— CBU Women's Soccer (@CBUwsoccer) March 4, 2021
Badawiya then scored 50 seconds later to give the Lancers a two-goal lead after a nice pass from Karley Weeks.
Bend it like Rola!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/3h0AiroOGM
— CBU Women's Soccer (@CBUwsoccer) March 4, 2021
The offensive pressure continued for the Lancers, firing five shots before they'd find the net again for the third time. Coronado found Amy Aquino, who got the first step on her defender and fired a perfect shot to the left corner.
Bend it like Rola!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/3h0AiroOGM
— CBU Women's Soccer (@CBUwsoccer) March 4, 2021
Seven minutes later, Neleah Dunlap recorded her first collegiate goal of the season after the Cougar goalkeeper came out, and Deniah Wells dished it to Dunlap for the goal.
Dunlap takes advantage of the open net!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/UA5oMTvzE6
— CBU Women's Soccer (@CBUwsoccer) March 4, 2021
The scoring continued two minutes later, as Deniah Wells found the back of the net off a Gracie Bowers and Jayden Ramirez one touch. Bowers sent a ball into the box, and Ramirez put a nice touch on it to give Wells the goal. Wells now has three goals on the season.
Teamwork makes the dream work!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/6zdFwnvzpS
— CBU Women's Soccer (@CBUwsoccer) March 4, 2021
The Lancers enjoyed a 5-0 lead at the break.
In the second half, the Lancers picked right back up where they left off, scoring four minutes into the final frame. Karley Weeks received a pass from Madison Sonerholm and fired it to the top left corner.
Karley Weeks makes it look so easy!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/8FfaE3119C
— CBU Women's Soccer (@CBUwsoccer) March 4, 2021
The final goal came at the 66th minute, as Badawiya recorded her first brace of the season on a pass by Sonerholm.
Karley Weeks makes it look so easy!#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/8FfaE3119C
— CBU Women's Soccer (@CBUwsoccer) March 4, 2021
The Lancers finished the game recording 29 shots to the Cougars' one.
UP NEXT:
The final game of the series is set for Saturday, Feb. 6, at 2:30 p.m. at the Orange County Great Park.
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Don't forget to follow @CBUwsoccer on Twitter and Instagram to keep up to date with the season.
Team Stats
Ari Coronado (2)
Assisted By: Erin Gallagher
GOAL by CBU Coronado, Ari Assist by Gallagher, Erin.
04:01
Rola Badawiya (2)
Assisted By: Karley Weeks , Madison Sonerholm
GOAL by CBU Badawiya, Rola Assist by Weeks, Karley and Sonerholm, Madison.
04:51
Amy Aquino (4)
Assisted By: Ari Coronado
GOAL by CBU Aquino, Amy Assist by Coronado, Ari.
21:13
Neleah Dunlap (1)
Assisted By: Deniah Wells
GOAL by CBU Dunlap, Neleah Assist by Wells, Deniah.
28:36
Deniah Wells (3)
Assisted By: Jayden Ramirez , Gracie Bowers
GOAL by CBU Wells, Deniah Assist by Ramirez, Jayden and Bowers, Gracie.
30:37
Karley Weeks (2)
Assisted By: Madison Sonerholm
GOAL by CBU Weeks, Karley Assist by Sonerholm, Madison.
48:59
Rola Badawiya (2)
Assisted By: Madison Sonerholm
GOAL by CBU Badawiya, Rola Assist by Sonerholm, Madison.
65:30
