Score: No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 4, Ave Maria Gyrenes 0
Records: No. 1 Keiser (5-1-0), Ave Maria (3-3-1)
Location: Gyrene Field, Ave Maria, Fla.
No. 1 Keiser women's soccer earned their third shutout of 2025 on Wednesday night with a 4-0 win over Ave Maria on the road. The Seahawks opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Lauren Riley found the back of the net off a cross from Blanca Bächi. The Seahawks doubled their lead in the 22nd minute as Bächi converted a goal of her own with Georgia Little providing the assist. Following halftime, Keiser continued its pressure in the attacking third. In the 50th minute, Luisa Fontes extended the advantage with a strike from just inside the box. Fontes later contributed an assist in the 59th minute, setting up Maria Vilhena to cap the scoring at 4-0.
The Seahawks return home for a day before heading back to the west coast of Florida on Friday to play New College of Florida. Kickoff from the NCF Banyan Field in Sarasota, Fla. is set for 4:00 p.m.
- Bächi's opener came in the 17th minute after she picked up the ball on the wing and passed the ball around her defender before crossing the ball into the box that Vilhena let go to Riley, who was left alone for the easy score
- A few minutes later, Little sent a cross from near midfield into the box, where Vilhena once again faked out her defender by letting the ball fall to Bächi, who finished the chance
- Following a failed clearance from a Gyrenes defender that went off Vilhena, Fontes was left unguarded near the penalty spot, where she sent a right-footed shot by the keeper to make it 3-0 in the 50th minute
- After not being officially involved in the first three goals, Vilhena took out her anger on the ball in the 59th minute, scoring on a shot that was still rising when it hit the top of the net in the 59th minute
- Ruby Vernon thought she made it 5-0 in the 69th minute, but a foul called in the box would erase the fifth goal
- Keiser moves to 5-1-0 on the year with the win
- The Seahawks held their ranking of number one in the NAIA earlier today
- KU picked up their first road win of the season
- Bächi tallied her team-leading fifth goal of the season
- Vilhena moved into second on the team in scoring with her third goal of the year, followed by Riley, who picked up her second
- Fontes scored her first collegiate goal in the game, becoming the 11th different scorer for KU
- Fontes, Bächi, and Little all picked up assists in the contest as Little moved into a tie for first on the team
- Mio Tanaka had a relatively quiet day in goal before being replaced by Madison Priebe in the 70th minute
- Keiser outshot Ave 18-3 in the contest
- The Seahawks have totaled at least 15 shots in every game this season and have outshot all of their opponents by at least nine shots
The Seahawks return home for a day before heading back to the west coast of Florida on Friday to play New College of Florida. Kickoff from the NCF Banyan Field in Sarasota, Fla. is set for 4:00 p.m.
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