Salisbury, N.C. —- The 19th-ranked Catawba College women's soccer team opened up its home slate in 2025 with an offensive explosion in the 8-1 win over Mount Olive at Frock Field on Wednesday night.
TEAM STATISTICS
- Catawba out-shot Mount Olive 26-7
- The Catawba Indians recorded 12 shots on goals to three for the Trojans
- UMO picked up four saves to Catawba's two
- Catawba logged 11 of 12 corner kicks in the game
- The Catawba Indians were called for nine fouls to Mount Olive's seven
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Morgan Delair netted a pair of goals and notched an assist
- Kate Robinson scored the night's opening goal and assisted
- Adriana Ibanez Claret also picked up a goal and an assist
- Maria Rayburn notched the game-winner on a penalty kick
- Ryen Gibbs, Natalie Peterson and Rylie Cook also scored
- Savannah Singh and Erin Bleecker dished out assists
- Jenni Dahne earned the win in goal with two saves
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
- Mount Olive got the first shot on goal of the game in the 14th minute
- Another Trojan shot was stopped by Dahne in the 30th minute
- Robinson collected a saved penalty kick and fired in the game's first score in the 34th minute
- Gibbs drew a penalty in the box and Rayburn buried it for the eventual game winner in the 42nd minute
SECOND HALF
- Delair scored the first goal of the second half in the 55th minute
- Ibanez found Peterson in the box who buried a score less than three minutes later
- Mount Olive's Izzi Lugo launched a deep shot from 35 yards out that got the Trojans on the board
- Robinson found Gibbs on a run for an answer less than four minutes later
- Delair and Singh combined for Ibanez Claret's goal to make it a 6-1 in the 65th minute
- Delair converted a turnover into the Catawba Indians' seventh goal of the night just 53 seconds later
- Cook headed in a goal off of Bleecker's corner to take an 8-1 lead in the 84th minute
GAME NOTES
- Most goals for Catawba in a game since a 13-0 win over Bluefield State in 2022
- First multi-goal game of Delair's collegiate career
- First collegiate goals for Robinson, Ibanez Claret, Gibbs and Cook
UP NEXT
- Catawba returns to Frock Field on Saturday, facing 2024 South Regional finalist Montevallo at 1 p.m.
