No. 6 Tartans Defeat John Carroll 5-1

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) - The Carnegie Mellon University women's soccer team hosted John Carroll University on Friday, September 25, winning the match 5-1 for its fifth consecutive victory. The sixth-ranked Tartans improve to 7-0-1 while the Blue Streaks fall to 2-6-1.

Sophomore Haili Adams (Kirkland, Wash./Juanita) opened the scoring in the 16th minute when she received a pass from junior Anna Vonderhaar (Wheaton, Ill./St. Francis) with her back to the goal. She turned and fired a shot over the head of Taylor Tercek from 24 yards out for her fourth score of the season.

The Blue Streaks equalized in the 22nd minute when Andrea Regrut sent a cross to the far post that curved and got by sophomore Sarah Mahler (Cincinnati, Ohio/Madeira) in goal.

Three minutes later, sophomore Sienna Stritter (Menlo Park, Calif./Menlo School) dribbled through the defense to the left of the 18-yard box where she put a shot over the keeper to the opposite post. The sophomore repeated the action in the 29th minute but this time fired a shot to the left side netting with her right foot from just outside the 18-yard box.

In the 35th minute, sophomore Nicole Winegardner (Fleetwood, Pa./Brandywine Heights) added to the Tartans' advantage when she chipped the keeper off a corner kick service by senior Louisa Pendergast (Snohomish, Wash./Glacier Peak).

The score remained 4-1 in favor of the Tartans until freshman Tessa Allen (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Bishop Montgomery) scored her third of the season in the 82nd minute. A deep throw-in by Allen was headed by a defender and went off the post, the rebound was kicked around and bounced to Allen at the top of the 18-yard box where she fired a shot to the far post for the goal.

Mahler made one save in goal for the Tartans to record her fifth win of the year.

The Tartans will play at home again on Sunday, September 27 when they host Capital University at 3:00 p.m.