ALLENDALE – The No. 11 Grand Valley State women's soccer dominated Roosevelt 6-0 Sunday (Oct. 4) afternoon at the GVSU Soccer Field. The Lakers improve to 8-1-2 overall and 6-0-1 in the GLIAC.
GVSU opened the scoring off the foot of
Maddie Peot in the 26
th minute.
Cora Conley made a great pass to Peot in the middle of the box who kicked it passed the goalkeeper into the bottom left corner of the goal for her first collegiate goal. The Lakers would double the lead less than two minutes later.
Ava Kozak was in great position off a shot that was blocked by a Roosevelt defender. The ball went right to Kozak who kicked it in the top middle of the goal for her third goal of the season, while Peot picked up her second assist of the season.
GVSU would add a third goal less than a minute later to make it 3-0.
Sarah Fromm notched a goal in her third straight game after receiving a pass from
Ana Spaine from the right side of the field. Fromm would score her third goal of the season, while Spaine and Aitken picked up the assist. The Lakers dominated the first 45 minutes leading 3-0 at the break, while outshooting Roosevelt 18-1.
In the second half, the Lakers would score just 35 minutes in to make it 4-0.
Vesna Dennison scored her team leading sixth goal of the season on a pass from the right side of the field to the middle of the box by
Lina Rea. Two minutes later,
Ava Kozak would score her second goal of the game to make it a 5-0 Laker lead. Kozak made one move to create space and kicked it up and over the goalkeeper as
Maddie Peot picked up her second assist of the game. GVSU would add a sixth goal in the 75
th minute off the foot of
Kendall Aikens with the assist by
Cole Lance.
GVSU notched a season high 39 shots with 22 shots being on goal. The Lakers produced 10 corner kicks and did not allow a corner kick to Roosevelt. Kozak led the way offensively for GVSU with two goals and six shots with three on target.
Maddie Peot notched a goal and two assists with three shots and two on goal.
Kendall Aikens scored one goal on six shots with three on goal.
Sarah Fromm scored on five shots with four on frame, while
Vesna Dennison added a goal on three shots.
Cole Lance,
Ana Spaine,
Lina Rea,
Cora Conley, and Dnaielle Aitken all dished out an assist.
Macie Hunter got the start in goal for the Lakers and earned the win.
Addison Engle played 19 minutes in goal to earn the combined shutout with Hunter.
GVSU will return home next weekend for a pair of GLIAC games. The Lakers will host Parkside on Friday, October 9
th at 5:30 PM and Wayne State on Sunday, October 11
th at 1:00 PM. Both game will be streamed live on FloCollege.
