GAME STATS PICTURED ABOVE: Freshman Anna Seabolt scored Wheaton's first goal of the match.
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Wheaton, Ill. – The fourth-ranked Wheaton College women's soccer team defeated North Central 3-1 on Saturday afternoon at Wheaton's Joe Bean Stadium. Wheaton improves its record to 14-0-1 on the year, with a 3-0-0 record in CCIW play with the win. North Central is now 5-7 overall and 0-4 in conference action.
North Central struck early in today's match as Hope Stayer scored on a shot from 15-yards out from the left corner of the box. Stayer's goal gave the guests a 1-0 lead, just 1:39 into the match. The Thunder tied the contest at 1-1 when a pair of quick passes from
Val Lelle and
Jaime Orewiler was volleyed into the net by freshman
Anna Seabolt. Seabolt's goal at the 20:02 mark of the match tied the contest at 1-1 and the score would remain 1-1 for the rest of the first half.
Wheaton took a 2-1 lead a little more than five minutes into the second half when
Keri Shannon headed the ball into the net off of a cross from Lelle (PICTURED RIGHT) at the 51:26 mark of the match. Wheaton was awarded a penalty kick with 76:57 played in the match when a hand ball was charged to the Cardinals in the box. Thunder senior
Jaime Orewiler converted the penalty kick to extend Wheaton's lead to 3-1, which would become the final score.
Wheaton out-shot the Cardinals 24-4, with the Thunder holding a 6-0 edge in corner kicks. Wheaton goalkeeper
Kelsey Graham made one save and allowed one goal, playing the first halve in net. Junior
Hilary Barreto played the final 45 minutes of the match for the Thunder, with no shots on goal against her. North Central netminder Amy Frazzini made 10 saves and allowed three goals for the Cardinals.
The Thunder will travel to Augustana on Wednesday for a 5 PM match with the Vikings at Augustana's new on-campus field in Rock Island.
