CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Coe College women's soccer team picked up an emphatic 8-1 win over Maranatha Baptist University on Saturday afternoon at Clark Field. Coe went behind to begin the match as the visitors scored against the run of play just 17 minutes in. The Kohawks quickly responded, flipping the script in their favor with four goals in the final 18 minutes of the first period. Coe continued its dominance after the halftime whistle, adding four more goals in the second period to cruise to the victory.
COE 8 - MARANATHA BAPTIST 1
GAME FACTS
- The Sabercats scored the opening goal of the game despite total domination from Coe, hitting the hosts on the break before scoring with their lone shot of the half. The Kohawks quickly responded after going down, scoring 12 minutes later as Ella Weber found the back of the net for her first goal of the season.
- Coe added three more goals before the end of the period, padding their lead before the whistle blew. Weber got her second just moments after her first, beating the Sabercat defense with a driving run before scoring. Carley Balachio scored from distance for the Kohawks' third goal, lofting a shot from nearly 25-yards over the keepers head. The final goal of the half came after a nice attacking move for Coe as Mac Adams tallied after passes from Jordan Rosas and Ryllyn Heffelfinger.
- The Kohawks quickly added to their lead in the second half, getting two goals in the first four minutes to make it 6-1. Rosas got Coe's fifth, scoring just 22 seconds into the half before Sara McKeown tallied the sixth from just inside the area. Coe added two more goals in the final minutes of the second half, getting tallies from freshmen Liliana Marrero O'Hea and Liberty Troupe to wrap up the scoring.
Up next: Coe is back in action on Wednesday, September 20 at Cornell in the Bremner Cup match at 5 PM.
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