WAUWATOSA, Wis. (WLCSports.com) - Wisconsin Lutheran College used a quick start to roll past Rockford 6-0 on Saturday for its first Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference win of the season at Warriors Soccer Field.
The Warriors (4-1-1, 1-0-1 NACC) struck early in just the 2nd minute when freshman
Ginny Shade (Thornton, Colo.) scored from an assist by freshman
Ava Zarling (Jackson, Wis.). Senior
Ella Miller (Colorado Springs, Colo.) found the back of the net in the 8th minute off another Zarling assist for a two-goal lead. Zarling added a goal to her credit in the 21st minute off a senior
Sydney Matthews (Wauwatosa, Wis.) assist for a 3-0 advantage. Shade capped the first half scoring in the 32nd minute when she knocked in corner kick from sophomore
Haley Millen (Menomonee Falls, Wis.).
Zarling recorded her team-leading seventh goal of the season nearly 30 seconds into the second half when she scored on an assist from Shade. Freshman
Natalie Gindt (Slinger, Wis.) rounded out the six-goal performance with her first career goal in the 69th minute, assisted by junior
Lydia Drake (Neenah, Wis.).
WLC out-shot the Regents 22-1, including 15-0 in shots on frame. Wisconsin Lutheran also owned the corner kick count, 11-1. Zarling led all players with four shots, two goals, and two assists. Freshman
Sam Schroeder (Brookfield, Wis.) and sophomore
Kallista Street (Kenosha, Wis.) combined for the clean sheet.
Silia Banza recorded the only shot of the match for RU (3-4-1, 0-2-0 NACC). Kaeleigh Taylor made nine saves.
The Warriors host Concordia Wisconsin (4-3-0, 2-0-0 NACC) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Live coverage links can be found at WLCSports.com.
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