NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — The Monroe University women's soccer team continued its winning ways Wednesday afternoon, cruising to an 8-0 victory over Dominican University behind seven different goal scorers.
The Mustangs improved to 9-2-0 on the season with the victory, while the Chargers fell to 3-9-0. Monroe controlled the contest from the opening minutes, scoring five first-half goals before adding three more in the second half to secure the shutout. Monroe has won their last eight-straight games.
Katarzyna Musialowska led the offensive attack with two goals, while Nadia Sobel recorded a goal and two assists for a four-point performance. Sara Dakdouka, Alyha Santiago, Karina Diaz, Nicole Jendrzejczyk and Nina Kalinowska also found the back of the net for Monroe.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Monroe wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as Dakdouka opened the scoring just 2:13 into the contest with her fourth goal of the season, giving the Mustangs an early 1-0 advantage.
The Mustangs doubled their lead in the 15th minute when Sobel netted her ninth goal of the campaign at 14:07, extending the advantage to 2-0.
Monroe continued to apply offensive pressure, adding its third goal in the 24th minute when Musialowska converted off an assist from Jendrzejczyk at 23:11. The tally marked Musialowska's sixth goal of the season.
Just over five minutes later, Santiago found the back of the net at 28:57 for her third goal of the year, pushing the Mustangs' lead to four.
Diaz capped the first-half scoring in the 41st minute, registering her first goal of the season at 40:21 to send Monroe into halftime with a commanding 5-0 advantage.
The Mustangs picked up where they left off in the second half as Musialowska completed her two-goal performance at 51:40. Sobel provided the assist on Musialowska's seventh goal of the season, extending Monroe's lead to 6-0.
Monroe added another goal in the 69th minute when Jendrzejczyk scored at 68:40 off Sobel's second assist of the afternoon, making it a 7-0 contest.
Kalinowska put the finishing touches on the victory in the 80th minute, scoring her first goal of the season at 79:04 to secure the 8-0 final.
The Mustangs finished with a 21-5 advantage in shots and limited the Chargers to just four shots on goal.
STATS & NOTES
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Monroe outshot Dominican, 21-5, including an 11-4 advantage in shots on goal.
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Seven different Mustangs scored in the victory, with Musialowska leading the way with two goals.
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Musialowska recorded her sixth and seventh goals of the season, finishing with four points.
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Sobel registered her ninth goal of the year and added two assists, matching Musialowska with four points.
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Jendrzejczyk contributed a goal and an assist for three points.
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Dakdouka netted her fourth goal of the season, which stood as the game-winner.
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Santiago scored her third goal of the campaign, while Diaz and Kalinowska each registered their first.
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Musialowska led Monroe with four shots, while Sobel recorded three shots, all on goal.
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Monroe held a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
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Goalkeepers Magdalena Syrek, Jeanne Truche, and Karolina Placek combined for the shutout. Syrek made three saves in the opening half, Truche added one in the second half, and Placek helped preserve the clean sheet over the final 21:20.
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The Mustangs scored five goals in the opening half and three in the second.
UP NEXT
The Mustangs return to action on Saturday, October 17, when they host Chestnut Hill College. Game-time is set for 1:00 p.m.
