September 2, 2006

Maroons Win Season Opener

TIFFIN, Ohio -- Junior forward Christine Farmer (Pine City, N.Y./ Elmira Notre Dame) scored three goals during the first 13 minutes of the second half as the 24th-ranked University of Chicago women's soccer team defeated host Heidelberg College 5-0 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday.

The teams played a scoreless first half, despite Chicago's (1-0) 19-2 advantage in shots.

Farmer scored a pair of goals 48 seconds apart early in the second stanza, tallying at 46:57 and 47:45. She added a third goal at the 57:04 mark.

After an own goal gave the Maroons a 4-0 lead in the 58th minute (57:31), freshman midfielder Molly Costich (Wilton, Conn./ Wilton) capped the scoring with 9:35 left in the match. Junior midfielder Meryl Prochaska (Centerville, Ohio/ Centerville) assisted on the goal, giving her two assists on the afternoon.

Sophomore goalkeeper Polly Cline (Traverse City, Mich./ Central) made a pair of saves to notch the shutout in her first career start for the Maroons.

The Maroons outshot Heidelberg (0-1) 32-3 on the afternoon.

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