LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Looking for its third consecutive win, Covenant welcomed Wesleyan to Scotland Yard. The Scots came out firing, scoring a season-high 12 goals to win easily.Â
Final: Covenant 12, Wesleyan 0
Records: Covenant (5-4-5, 4-1-2 CCS), Wesleyan (1-14-0, 0-7-0 CCS)Â
HOW IT HAPPENED:Â
- Inside the opening two minutes, Leah Marr scored Covenant's first goal after Emma Riggs played her through on goal.Â
- Covenant doubled its lead in the fourth minute with Rachel Wall's first goal of the match.Â
- Riggs scored in the eighth minute after Wall set her up for a tap-in in front of the goal.Â
- Just a few moments later, Lila Wiley netted a solo effort from outside the box to give Covenant a 4-0 advantage.
- Abby White scored her first goal of the year in the 33rd minute with a headed goal after having her first shot bounce off the crossbar.
- Hannah Ford gave the Scots a 6-0 lead just before halftime with a strike from outside the box that found the back of the net.Â
- Early on in the second half, Wall netted her second goal of the game that was assisted by Tyneisha Herring.Â
- Just a few minutes later, Wall completed her hat trick by racing past two defenders before putting a shot in the back of the net.Â
- Herring netted Covenant's ninth goal of the day in the top right corner after a pass from Reghan Black.Â
- Aiden Strawbridge made it 10-0 with a lovely strike from deep that was assisted by Black.Â
- Marr scored her second goal in the 58th minute with an assist from Adelle Stumbo.Â
- Stumbo scored the 12th and final goal for the Scots in the 86th minute with a left-footed shot that curled into the back of the net. Jalen Spiller was registered the assist.Â
GAME NOTES:Â
- Covenant moves to 16-0-0 all-time against Wesleyan.
- The Scots outshot the Wolves 43-4.
- Covenant had seven corner kicks while Wesleyan had one.Â
- The Scots have kept four clean sheets in a row.Â
- 12 goals is the most Covenant has scored in a game since scoring 12 against Mary Baldwin in 2014.
UP NEXT: Covenant wraps up the regular season with a trip to Huntingdon on Saturday. Kick-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.Â
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