COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Columbia College women's soccer team closed out the regular season with a dominant 6-0 win over Hannibal-LaGrange on Tuesday at R. Marvin Owens Field, improving to 13-1-3 overall and finishing a perfect 7-0-0 in American Midwest Conference (AMC) play. Abbie Summers recorded the shutout, and the Cougars outshot the Trojans 38-0, holding them without a shot all night.
Rowyn Blanke got things started in the 15th minute, finishing off an assist from Georgia Pardalos for her 8th goal of the season. Ava Lunders doubled the lead in the 40th minute on a feed from Leah Rosenberg. Evelyn Mueller then scored twice in the final two minutes of the half, first in the 44th minute off an assist from Katie McCarthy and again in the 45th minute, unassisted, to send Columbia into the break up 4-0.
The Cougars kept the pressure on after halftime. Blanke completed her brace in the 76th minute off an assist from Madison Lieberoff for her 9th goal of the season. Zoe Lockhert capped the scoring in the 85th minute, assisted by Rosenberg, who finished with two assists.
Columbia put 12 of its 38 shots on goal and held a 16-1 edge in corner kicks.
The Cougars earned a first-round bye in the AMC Tournament and will host a semifinal match on Friday, Nov. 6 at R. Marvin Owens Field at 6:00 p.m. The opponent will be determined by the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
