BEAVER FALLS, Pa. -- Thanks to a 3-0 lead after 45 minutes, the Presidents earned a 5-0 league victory at Geneva.
With the win, the Washington & Jefferson women's soccer team moves to 9-1-1 on the season and 3-0-0 in Presidents' Athletic Conference action. Geneva slides to 4-6-0 and 0-3-0 in the conference.
The game winner came in the 19th minute when
Nicole Walters found the back of the net after a corner kick with the assist credited to
Josie Madden. Exactly four minutes later at 22:41,
Hayley Skovira converted on a penalty kick to put W&J ahead, 2-0.
Tatiana Ruzzini scored an unassisted goal in the 42nd minute to put the Presidents up, 3-0, at intermission.
Jordan Toohey, the PAC's leading scorer, played a role in both second-half goals, scoring unassisted in the 51st minute before adding an assist on
Lauren Virgin's goal in the 77th minute which placed W&J ahead by the eventual final margin of 5-0.
Toohey and Ruzzini each had five shots to pace a Presidents' attack that held a 21-11 advantage on the evening.
Allison Rinehimer earned her fourth consecutive win in goal, while making five saves in the process.
Alexandre Stadium will be the location the next time the Presidents are on the pitch, hosting Waynesburg at 7:30 p.m.
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