written by Colleen Loftus, student communications assistant

WASHINGTON- The Lady Cardinals of Catholic University women's soccer team recorded its third shutout victory of the season, as they took an impressive 6-0 win Tuesday, September 23 over the University of Mary Washington Eagles on the CUA Soccer Field.

Catholic dominated offensively for two halves, totaling 18 shots. Despite the low number of corner kicks, the Lady Cardinals kept the ball on their half of the field for almost the entire 90:00 minutes.

The team's first goal came within the first four minutes of play, as sophomore Lindsay Aleman scored off a pass from fellow sophomore Alyssa Fiore. Aleman struck again in front of the net to put Catholic up 2-0 with junior Kirsten Wosleger on the assist. Junior Ava Brown sailed the Lady Cards' third goal over the keeper from 45 yards, increasing Catholic's lead to three heading into halftime.

Catholic began the second half stronger than their first-half start, determined to keep Mary Washington off the scoreboard. CUA kept the Eagles to a meager five shots, with no corner kick opportunities. Junior goalkeeper Lexi Halperin played a complete game in goal for CUA recording three saves on the day.

Wosleger made her second goal in two straight games, once again capitalizing on a rebound of an Eagles' defender. Up 4-0, the Lady Cardinals were not finished. Brown pulled Mary Washington's goalkeeper Charlotte Owens from the goal off a Catholic corner, passing the ball to sophomore Sarah Madden for a header goal. Catholic tacked on one more, as Aleman scored her third goal of the outing. A one-on-one face-off with Owens finalized the score 6-0, as the Cardinals won their second game at home.

"I'm proud of the way this team played today.  For the first time in the past couple weeks, we put together a complete 90 minutes.  Lindsay got us going early with two quick goals and another shot off the crossbar, then we stay focused on keeping possession and controlling the game.  The second half was important for us to not let up in any way and I think we did a good job," said CUA Head Women's Soccer Coach JP Sousa.

The Lady Cardinals now hold a 6-1-2 record, giving the Eagles their second loss of this 2014 season. Catholic will host Elizabethtown on Saturday, September 27, at 1:00 p.m. on the CUA Soccer Field.

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