CHICAGO, Ill. – The No. 12-ranked University of Chicago women's soccer team blitzed North Central College with a season-high seven goals in Tuesday's 7-0 victory.

The Maroons (9-1-0) improved to 4-1 this year against foes from the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW). The Cardinals fell to 3-2-2.

UChicago was dominant on both sides of the ball throughout. The home team was particularly effective on corner kicks, which resulted in the game's first two goals. At the 18 minute mark of the first half, freshman forward Mia Calamari struck a corner to the middle of the box and freshman defender Kaitlin Price utilized her height in the crowd to head the ball in. Thirteen minutes later, the same scenario played out again with Calamari hitting a corner straight to Price's head for her second score of the game.

Junior forwards Julia Ozello and Mary Bittner both collected two goals apiece as well. Ozello made it 3-0 with a diving deflection in front at the end of a sequenced run from senior midfielder Katharine Hedlund and Bittner. Her next goal came in the 60th minute. Freshman midfielder Whitley Cargile put the ball in space for junior midfielder Anna Goddi on the left side and Goddi passed the ball across the width of the goal mouth to Ozello, who one-timed her left-footed shot into the net.

Bittner accounted for the final two tallies of the match in the 68th and 86th minutes. The first score came on a loose ball in the box, and the second was delivered off a rebound. Goddi was credited the assist on the rebound goal.

Senior forward Meghan Derken got in on the action in the middle of the scoring outburst at 55:11. She sprinted past her defender in the attacking third, senior midfielder Sara Kwan threaded the ball to her, and Derken scored one-on-one with the oncoming goalkeeper.

Senior goalie Jacinda Reid improved to 4-1-0 on the season. She started the first half and made two saves in the opening 45 minutes. Reid was relieved in the second half by senior goalie Mallory Morse, who recorded four saves the rest of the game.

The Maroons finished with large advantages in both shots (28-9) and corner kicks (9-2) in the contest.

NEXT GAME:

• Saturday, October 4 – Carnegie Mellon University at UChicago, 1:30 PM