Editor's Note (Oct. 8): Story revised following official postgame adjustments to the scoring summary and individual statistics.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Senior midfielder Emma Pratt (North Attleboro, Mass.) scored five goals and added an assist to lead the Pratt Institute women's soccer team to a 10-0 victory over Saint Elizabeth University on Wednesday afternoon at St. Elizabeth Soccer Field.
Pratt (6-2-0, 2-0) seized control early, scoring seven times in the opening 45 minutes while holding St. Elizabeth (0-5-0, 0-2) to one total shot in the Atlantic East Conference matchup.
Junior defender/forward Kemi Ayeni (Stockbridge, Ga.) started the scoring in the 9th minute, finding the net unassisted off a setup from sophomore midfielder Juno Joshua (Middletown, Del.) at 8:22 for the game-winner. First-year defender Penelope Figueroa-Ray (St. Paul, Minn.) doubled the lead unassisted in the 15th minute.
Emma Pratt then went on a scoring tear, netting four consecutive goals before the intermission. She scored off an assist from Mia Woodard in the 24th minute, added an unassisted tally in the 26th minute, converted a penalty kick at 27:52, and scored unassisted again in the 34th minute. She capped the first-half outburst in the 41st minute by finishing a service from first-year midfielder Fiona Sutherland (Naperville, Ill.) to send the black-and-gold into halftime leading 7-0.
Sophomore midfielder Esme Falk (Oakland, Calif.) made it 8-0 in the 65th minute off a pass from Emma Pratt. Annabella Russell (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) closed out the scoring with a pair of second-half goals, converting unassisted in the 80th minute before scoring in the 85th minute off an assist from Kristina Sozashvili.
Junior goalkeeper Angelina Perez (Jamaica, N.Y.) started and went the first 45 minutes without facing a shot to pick up the decision. First-year goalkeeper Jazlin Del Castillo (Valley Stream, N.Y.) played the second half and stopped the only shot on goal she faced in the 67th minute to finish the combined clean sheet.
Pratt finished with a 39-1 advantage in shots, including a 27-1 edge in shots on goal, and earned seven corner kicks without conceding one.
Pratt returns home and welcomes defending champion Marymount University on Saturday, October 10 at Floyd Bennett Sports Complex, in an Atlantic East Conference contest kicking off at 1 p.m.
