Mount Olive, N.C. – The University of Mount Olive women's soccer team defeated Francis Marion University 8-1 in Conference Carolinas action, Tuesday afternoon at Amon Field. 
 
Game Information
Mount Olive (11-0-2, 8-0-1) opened the scoring in the 15th minute of the match as Nya Baccelli blasted a shot into the back of the net. Francis Marion (2-12-0, 2-7-0) surrendered the second goal of the game in the 26th minute when Tianna Hill found Baccelli for her second. 

UMO went onto score twice more (Olivia Womack 38:42, Delia Allwood 39:52) and took a healthy 4-0 lead into the break.

Baccelli recorded her hat trick in the 59th minute and then 11 minutes later added herself to the record books. In the 70th minute the freshman scored her fourth goal of the match and moved into second-place all-time for goals scored in a match.

The Trojans sandwiched two more goals around a Patriots score in the 83rd minute and cruised to an 8-1 victory. 

Trojan Leaders
Mount Olive was led by Nya Baccelli with her four goals.

Patriot Leaders
Francis Marion was led by Dayle McEwen with the lone FMU goal.

Key Stat
Mount Olive's Baccelli moved herself into second all-time with her four goals this afternoon and the Trojans responded to her performance by out shooting FMU 31-to-8.

Up Next
Mount Olive has concluded its regular-season home schedule and will remain on the road for the remainder of the season. The Trojans begin their road trip at Converse on October 23 at 2 p.m.