MEQUON, Wis. - The Concordia University Wisconsin women's soccer team (6-8, 5-2 NACC) shut out the Rockford Regents (0-12, 0-8 NACC) 6-0 Wednesday afternoon at Fitting Field, securing its fifth conference win.
The Falcons struck quickly, as junior midfielder
Jacey Read (Carbondale, Colo.) scored off a pass from sophomore midfielder Gabi Ferraj (Huntley, Ill.) in the fourth minute to give Concordia Wisconsin an early lead.
Sophomore forward
Koffy'e Chappel doubled the Falcons' advantage in the 12th minute, scoring her eighth goal of the season off an assist from senior defender
Lanie Czerkies (Joliet, Ill.).
Read struck again in the 21st minute, converting a pass from junior defender
Hailey Whittow (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) to extend the lead to 3-0.
Freshman forward
Eden Lake-Swenson added to the Falcons' advantage just two minutes later, scoring off her second assist of the afternoon from Czerkies.
Lake-Swenson found the back of the net again in the 25th minute, finishing a pass from junior defender
Madi Schrader (Sugar Grove, Ill.) to give Concordia Wisconsin a 5-0 lead. The assist marked Schrader's first of the season.
The Falcons dominated the opening half, outshooting Rockford 21-0 and putting 15 shots on goal.
In the second half, Lake-Swenson earned her first career hat trick in the 78th minute, scoring the Falcons' sixth and final goal of the afternoon.
Concordia Wisconsin held the Regents scoreless to secure the shutout victory. Read recorded her second brace of the season, while freshman midfielder
Christine Long (Cedarburg, Wis.) made the first start of her career. Senior
Kara Claussner (St. Charles, Ill.) and freshman
Aubrey Johnson (Cedar Grove, Wis.) split goalkeeping duties in the win.
The Falcons will travel to De Pere, Wisconsin to face St. Norbert on Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m. CST.
