Indiana Wesleyan University

GOSHEN, Ind. - No. 2 Indiana Wesleyan Women's Soccer traveled to Goshen College for a Saturday afternoon match. The Wildcats were dominant across the board, firing a season high 41 shots as a team and only allowing one, and came away with a 5-0 victory.
 
Alyssa Hamann started the scoring for IWU with her second penalty kick goal of the season. Soon after, Sam Anderson scored her first career goal taking a corner kick in the 29th minute. Freshman Breena Ireland continued the barrage and gave the Wildcats the 3-0 lead in the 32nd minute. Sydney Couch scored the final goal of the first half to go into halftime up 4-0. With the game firmly in control, IWU got its young players some experience while resting the starters. Indiana Wesleyan forced 9 second half saves from Goshen and Carlie Grosser found the net for one more goal in the 78th minute.



THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Goshen, Ind. | Ingold Complex
• Records: IWU: 11-1-2 (3-1-1) | GC: 3-9-2 (0-4-1)
• NAIA Top 25 Poll: IWU - #2 | GC - Unranked

• The Crossroads League top points getter, Alyssa Hamann, kept her lead by scoring a penalty kick in the 25th minute.
• Sophomore Sam Anderson knocked in her first career goal while taking a corner kick that bounced past the goalkeeper.
• Breena Ireland scored her third goal of the season unassisted in the 32nd minute.
• IWU went up 4-0 before halftime when Anna Pettitt assisted fellow senior Sydney Couch in the 35th minute.
• The Wildcats fired off shot after shot in the second half for a total of 21, one more than they fired off in the first half.
• Carlie Grosser finished one of those shots when she sniped one off the post and in during the 78th minute of action.
   

• 27: Alyssa Hamann has 27 points on the year, one ahead of the second place point getter in the Crossroads League.
• 10: Sydney Couch recorded her 10th career goal and 4th of the year.
• 1: The IWU defense only allowed 1 shot to be registered by Goshen and Sam Anderson collected her first goal as a Wildcat.

• "It was a great team effort win! We had a lot of people involved in the goals and overall win today," said defender Sam Anderson. "I was excited to get a goal as corner kicks are something I work hard at, Kate did a great job blocking out the goalie's view and the wind was definitely a help in the finish. We wouldn't have had the end score if every single player hadn't showed up and brought the energy for the full 90 minutes and I am blessed to be a part of this team."

• The Wildcats will start a three game homestand on Wednesday the 14th against Mount Vernon Nazarene.
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