CLAREMONT, Calif. -
Sena Howell and
Avni Udupa scored two goals apiece in the first 23 minutes of play as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's soccer team dominated both sides of the ball during a 4-0 win over La Verne on Saturday evening at Nakasone Field.
With the win, CMS improved to 6-3-2 overall on the season, and 3-2-1 in the SCIAC. La Verne slips to 2-7-1 overall and 2-4 in the SCIAC with the loss.
The Athenas finished with a 19-3 edge in shots and a 11-1 advantage in shots on goal and also held a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks.
CMS went ahead 1-0 when Howell let fire five minutes into the game from long range, after being played in by
Flora Glantz.
Ava Allen had a shot on goal that was saved by Sophia Penaflor but Udupa quickly gathered the loose ball and scored to give the Athenas a 2-0 lead in the 11th minute.
Just over five minutes later,
Jordan Yates hit off the bottom right post, and Udupa was able to to gather and put a quick move on Penaflor before connecting on her second score of the night to give CMS a 3-0 lead in the 16th minute.
Udupa, after scoring a pair of goals, then set up Howell for her second score of the game in 23rd minute, helping the the Athenas capture a 4-0 win.
CMS will be back in action on Wednesday night when it hosts Caltech for a 7 p.m. contest.
