The #3 Keiser women's soccer team shutout Concordia Michigan 3-0 in their season opener on Friday afternoon. The win marked the first home victory for any Keiser University athletic team.

The Seahawks had a chance to get on the board in the 35th minute, but Ebba Blomqvist shot went off the cross bar and her second attempt was saved. Three minutes later, Keiser broke through when a long throw into the box by Stephanie Morini found the head of Olivia White making it 1-0.

Keiser doubled their lead in the 56th minute when Johanna Engberg converted on a penalty kick making it 2-0. Amanda Blixt extended the advantage to 3-0 in the 68th minute when her corner kick curled into the far post. 

Engberg nearly had her second goal of the day in the 78th minute but her shot hit the post. The Keiser defense locked down the Cardinals in the final 12 minutes preserving the shutout victory.

The Seahawks outshot their opponents 22-8 and 8-3 in shots on goal. Sara Lundberg and Engberg led the way with five shots apiece, while Sofia Kristensson had two.  Felicia Sedell made three saves in goal for the shutout.

"Today was a good first game for the team. Concordia sat back and it took us awhile to break them down but we were able to break through before the half. We still have work to do but it's good to get a win in the first game of the season, but even bigger that it was a shutout," said Head Coach Mat Dunn.

Keiser travels to NCAA Division 2 #13 Barry University on Monday night. The game is set for 7:00 p.m.