Women's Soccer Advances to Quarterfinals of the MSC Tournament with Win Over Pikeville

(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.)-Thomas More University women's soccer team advance to the Quarterfinals of the Mid-South Conference Tournament with their 5-0 win over Pikeville on Tuesday evening (November 1). The Saints overall record improves to 11-5-2 and 6-5 in conference.

• The Saints got off to a quick start with junior transfer Sterre Harsveld van der Veen (Utrecht, Netherlands/USG) finding the back of the net off a cross by junior Sydney Rhodes (South Lebanon, Ohio/Kings) and a quick touch by sophomore Eva Kinwel (Arnhem, Netherlands/ Beekdal Lyceum) to get the team on the board 1-0 with only 38 seconds into the game. 
• In the 52nd minute, Sydney Rhodes would drill the ball into the net off a corner kick from senior Ryann Meddings (Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield) to make it a 2-0 game. 
• Eva Kinwel would score off a pass from junior Brooke Breaker (Ross, Ohio/Ross) to extend the Saints lead to 3-0 with 56 minutes on the clock. 
• With 4:00 minutes to play, first year Lauren Laake (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) would make a few moves around the Bears defense to find her first goal of the game to make it a 4-0 game. 
• Laake would follow up with another goal with 2:00 minutes to play in the game off a pass from Meddings (5-0).

• Harsveld van der Veen recorded three shots on goal with one finding the back of the net. 
• Rhodes had one goal and one assist off four shots with three being on goal.
• Kinwel tallied one goal and one assist off three shots on goal.
• Meddings had two assists with three shots with two on goal.
• Breaker had one assist.
• Laake put in two goals off four shots with two being on goal.
• First year Olivia Mohs (Cincinnati, Ohio//Seton) had one shot.
• Junior Avery Seig (Lawrenceburg, Ind./Lawrenceburg) had one shot. 
• First year Chloe Meyer (Aurora, Ind./Lawrenceburg)  recorded two shots with one on goal.
• Junior Grace Armentrout (Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills) talled one shot.
• First year Molly Hayes (Monroe, Ohio/Monroe) had one shot.
• First year goal keeper Lauren Welsh (Ballyclare, Northern Ireland/Ballycare) made three saves.

The Saints return to the field November 4 or 5 against Lindsey Wilson in the Quarterfinals of the MSC Tournament.