NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin had two representatives in the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Tournament, and the first round of play on Saturday saw one team move on and one team have their season come to a close.
Playing at home, North Central College dominated Webster University from start to finish, moving into the Round of 32 with a 9-0 dismantling of the Gorloks. For CCIW Tournament champion Elmhurst University, the draw was much tougher and the Bluejays were eliminated from the tournament with a 2-0 loss to Carleton College.
North Central will take on Cal Lutheran University in the second round on Sunday night starting at 7 p.m.
North Central 9, Webster 0
North Central essentially had its first round match with Webster locked up within 12 minutes as the Cardinals had already bagged three goals. By halftime, NCC had built its lead to 6-0 and continued all the way to the end with a goal in the 89th minute.
Kara Waishwell opened the scoring with her first goal of the season in the ninth minute and she would add another in the 21st minute. Taitym Voth also grabbed a brace with goals in the 43rd and 89th minutes.
Other goalscorers for the Cardinals on the night were Gabriella Mattio (10th minute), Reese Anderson (12th minute), Victoria Jaimes (38th minute), Claire Georgees (59th minute), and Emma Grossman (80th minute).
In addition to her two goals, Waishwell assisted on two others, as did Jordan Lange. Emma Megerle made three saves to preserve the shutout for North Central, who finished a 44-4 edge in total shots on Webster in the match.
Carleton 2, Elmhurst 0
A defensive match was expected and a defensive match was delivered by two of the stingiest teams in the nation, but a couple moments set Carleton apart and moved the Knights into the second round on Saturday night.
In the 25th minute, Hadley Twichell ran onto an attempted Elmhurst clearance, moved the ball onto her right foot, and blasted a shot high over the top of Bluejay keeper Erin Fitzharris to give Carleton a 1-0 lead.
Twichell was involved again in the second goal, delivering the corner kick in the 59th minute that Isabelle Connolly ran onto and flicked home to double the Carleton lead.
Elmhurst and Carleton finished even on shots for the night with six apiece. Nora Simon led EU with two shots, with one on goal. Lauren Nevins had the other shot on goal for the Bluejays. Fitzharris finished with one save.