MARION, Ind. -- Rio Grande (Ohio) was the latest victim to run into the Indiana Wesleyan University women’s soccer buzz saw on Friday night in a 6-0 contest at Wildcat Field. IWU finishes the week with a 3-0-0 record having outscored their opponents 19-0 and outshooting them 121-2.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan 6-0 Rio Grande (Ohio)
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 5-1-1   |   Rio Grande 0-6-1
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - Not ranked   |   Rio Grande - Not ranked 
• Location:   Wildcat Field   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
   

SCORING SUMMARY

1. IWU - Tia Sanford (8’)
2. IWU - Olivia Schmidt (21’)
3. IWU - Tia Sanford (27’)
4. IWU - Tia Sanford (35’) assist Olivia Schmidt
5. IWU - Lexis Garcia (40’) assist Tia Sanford
6. IWU - Olivia Schmidt (53’) assist Tia Sanford
   
    

MATCH MOMENTS

• Indiana Wesleyan outshot Rio Grande by a 44-1 margin and 28-1 in shots on goal.
• Alex Seabeck and Jess Humphrey combined for the shutout for IWU. Seabeck played the first half and made the save on the only Rio Grande shot attempt in the match.
• Tia Sanford recorded her second hat trick of the week with three goals vs. URG. That ties a single-game high for Sanford and she set a new career-mark with two assists and eight points.
• Tia Sanford completes the three-match week with 8 goals, 3 assists, and 19 points.
   

COACH STRADER SAYS…

• “This is a determined group that has an intense desire to focus solely on the process of improving each time we step on the training field or on match days. Alex Abbott and our backline have been instrumental in our success over this week holding our three opponents to only two shots.”
   
• “We know there is a long road ahead and next week will be extremely challenging on the road at undefeated Davenport and a very talented Mount Vernon Nazarene team as we begin Crossroads League play.”
  
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S SOCCER

• Indiana Wesleyan travels to Grand Rapids, Michigan to play Davenport (Mich.) on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Davenport will enter the match unbeaten at 6-0-1.