HENDERSON, Tenn. - - Cumberland University women's soccer put together a dominant offensive performance Friday afternoon, cruising past Freed-Hardeman University, 9-0.
The Phoenix wasted little time taking control, scoring eight times in the opening 45 minutes before adding another goal early in the second half. With the victory, Cumberland improved to 6-2-1 overall and 2-0-0 in conference play.
Victoria Collins led the offensive explosion with a first-half hat trick, finding the back of the net three times in the opening 16 minutes. Collins opened the scoring just 1:09 into the match before adding goals at 14:18 and 15:51, giving her 10 goals on the season.
Adelyn Drane added Cumberland's fourth goal in the 24th minute, scoring her third of the season. Uxia Varela then took over, scoring four times in a span of just over 12 minutes. Varela struck at 27:44, 32:08, 33:31 and 39:40 to give the Phoenix an 8-0 advantage heading into halftime.
Cumberland tacked on another after the break, with Lilly Adair scoring just 48 seconds into the second half. Adair finished off a corner from Saki Takaki for her third goal of the season, pushing the Phoenix lead to 9-0.
The Phoenix finished the afternoon with 29 shots, including 20 on goal, while limiting Freed-Hardeman to just eight shots and one shot on frame. Cumberland also held a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks.
The Cumberland defense also recorded a clean sheet, with
Sydney Eads and
Cieara Johnson splitting time in goal. Eads made one save during the first half, while Johnson did not face a shot on target in the second half.
Cumberland will be back at home on Sunday, taking on SCAD at 1:30 PM.
