Score:Â Keiser Seahawks 3, Ave Maria Gyrenes 0
Records:Â Keiser (9-0-2, 3-0-0), Ave Maria (3-4-3, 0-2-1)
Location:Â Gyrene Field, Ave Maria, Fla.
Two goals from Ruby Vernon and one from Luisa Fontes lifted Keiser to a 3-0 Sun Conference win over Ave Maria on Wednesday.
Keiser dominated the first half, and Vernon broke through in the 28th minute, finishing off an assist from Haley Miller for the opening goal. Fontes doubled the lead in the 42nd minute with an unassisted finish, and the Seahawks went to the break up 2-0 after a 12-1 shot advantage.
Vernon struck again early in the second half. In the 46th minute she scored off a feed from Ainara Esain to make it 3-0.
Keiser kept the pressure on the rest of the way and finished with a 24-3 edge in shots, 8-1 in shots on goal and 9-1 in corner kicks. Avril Amil Ruiz put four shots on frame or near it, and Victoria Clark hit the crossbar in the 84th minute. Ave Maria goalkeeper Emma Schweitzer played all 90 minutes and made five saves.
Mio Tanaka went the full 90 in goal for Keiser and earned the shutout, making one save against Ave Maria's lone shot on goal, a first-half attempt from Catherine Dalton. Ave Maria managed only three shots in the match.
Up next, the Seahawks head to Lakeland, Fla., to face No. 12 Southeastern on Oct. 14 at 7 PM.Â
- Keiser remains unbeaten at 9-0-2 and improved to 3-0-0 in Sun Conference play
- Keiser outshot Ave Maria 24-3, with eight shots on goal to the Gyrenes' one, and held a 9-1 edge in corner kicks
- Ruby Vernon scored two goals
- Luisa Fontes added a goal and led Keiser with five shots
- Haley Miller and Ainara Esain recorded an assist
- Avril Amil Ruiz took four shots, two on goal
- Mio Tanaka earned the win and the shutout in 90 minutes
- Ave Maria's Emma Schweitzer made five saves in 90 minutes
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