Galesburg, IL – The Millikin University women's soccer team showed out with a dominant performance on the road in their season opener at Knox College, finishing on top 5-0.
Corinne Marstall got the Big Blue going with the first goal in the first 10 minutes of the game with an assist by
Izzy Jones. Jones then goes on a scoring run of her own with two additional goals within three minutes of each at the 47
th and 50-minute marks; assisted by Marstall who originally put Millikin on the board.
To finish off the second half,
Hannah Ramsey joined the scoring club in the 80
th minute of the game. Two minutes later,
Caty Schmidt made a back-to-back play to tally another point; putting the Big Blue up 5-0. Millikin only gave up one shot attempt and one shot on goal to Knox in the entire 90 minutes, which was defended by goalkeeper
Jessica Bearley, earning her one save.
A clean slate is great for the women's soccer as they move into their tough schedule. Head coach
Ian Doherty expresses excitement and thrill, feeling that this game is "a fantastic start to the season" following the performance of his players.
The Big Blue return home for the first time this season on Saturday September 5
th at Frank M. Lindsay Field to host and take on the Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers at 1 PM on the CCIW Network.
