September 9, 2006

Maroons Blank LaVerne; Extend Home Unbeaten Streak to 24

CHICAGO -- Junior forward Christine Farmer (Pine City, N.Y./ Elmira Notre Dame) scored a pair of goals to lead the 18th-ranked University of Chicago women's soccer team to a 4-0 non-conference win over the University of LaVerne Saturday at Stagg Field.

The victory extended Chicago's home field unbeaten streak to 24 matches (21-0-3).

Senior midfielder Marianna Kerppola (Ann Arbor, Mich./ Greenhills) gave Chicago (2-0-1) the only goal it would need when she notched her first of the year at the 28:37 mark. Junior defender Amanda Catalano (Whitinsville, Mass./ Northbridge) picked up the assist on the corner kick.

Farmer tallied her first of the day at 34:09 off an assist from freshman midfielder Molly Costich (Wilton, Conn./ Wilton).

Senior defender Sally Hall (Durham, N.C./ Jordan) collected her first goal of the season when she converted a penalty kick at the 41:21 mark to give the Maroons a 3-0 halftime advantage.

Farmer capped the scoring with her sixth of the year at 55:17, finishing a rebound off a shot from sophomore midfielder Siggy Nachtergaele (Davis, Calif./ Davis). Farmer has scored at least one goal in each of the Maroons' first three matches.

Chicago outshot LaVerne (0-3) 24-2 and held the Leopards without a shot in the final 45 minutes. Sophomore netminder Polly Cline (Traverse City, Mich./ Central) recorded two saves to post her second shutout of the campaign.

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