Springfield, Ohio – Denison Big Red women's soccer cruised to a 4-0 win over Wittenberg on Saturday afternoon at Edwards-Maurer Stadium, running its unbeaten conference streak with a dominant performance on both ends of the field.
Sophomore forward
Ella Palmer opened the scoring in the 15th minute, finishing off an assist from
Mattie Mielke for her fourth goal of the season. Denison doubled its advantage just before halftime when
Clare Mone found the back of the net unassisted in the 42nd minute, sending the Big Red into the break with a 2-0 lead.
Denison kept its foot on the gas in the second half.
Lucy Perkins scored her fourth of the season in the 71st minute off a feed from Palmer, and freshman
Della Hawkins capped the scoring in the 86th minute with an unassisted finish.
The Big Red dominated the shot column all afternoon, out-shooting Wittenberg 18-2 overall with a 12-1 edge in shots on goal. Sophomore goalkeeper
Caroline Hague made just one save to secure the shutout, the sixth of the season for Denison and the third in a row.
With the win, Denison improves to 5-2-4 overall and 1-0-2 in NCAC play. The Big Red return home to host Wooster on Saturday, October 17, at 12 p.m.
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