MOUNT OLIVE (Oct. 15) – Behind four goals in the first half, the University of Mount Olive women's soccer team posted a 5-0 shutout victory over Converse at Amon Field on Senior Day in Conference Carolinas action on Saturday afternoon.
With the win, the Trojans extend their winning streak to four straight and improve to 11-4 overall with a 9-1 mark in league play. UMO now sits in a tie for first place with North Greenville at 27 points in the conference standings with two matches to play. Meanwhile, the Valkyries fall to 4-11-1 this season with a 1-9-1 mark in conference action.
Mount Olive claimed an early 1-0 advantage in the 16th minute after freshman
Addison Dangler scored on a tap-in following a pass chipped over the goalkeeper by sophomore
Tianna Hill. At the 30:53-mark, Dangler tallied her second goal of the match, after scoring off a rebound off an initial save, 2-0. UMO continued to add the advantage in the closing minutes of the half, as senior
Jaslyn Gott delivered a free-kick into the box which was headed into the back by fellow senior
Maelwenn Gaiffas, 3-0. Under 30 seconds later in the 44th minute, Hill would stretch the lead to 4-0 with her sixth goal of the season.
In the second half, the Trojans remained in control of possession and tallied four shots, including two on goal, in the initial five-plus minutes. Senior
Samantha Hamrick scored amongst a scramble in the box off a corner kick from Gaiffas to take a 5-0 advantage at the 51:27-mark. The UMO defense only surrendered two shots in the second half, as the Trojans cruised to a 5-0 win at home.
Senior goalkeeper
Nicole Solicito secured the shutout win behind two saves on three shots attempted in 90 minutes of action. The Trojans have posted shutout wins in their last four matches with Solicito starting all contests during that stretch.
The Trojans out-shot the Valkyries by an 18-3 margin, including a 10-2 edge in shots on goal, while also posting an 11-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Mount Olive returns to league play on Tuesday, Oct. 18, when it travels to face Chowan, starting at 2 p.m.
