The Atlantic Coast Conference boasts
three of the top four ranked women's soccer teams in the country (
Florida State,
Virginia &
Virginia Tech) but the
Georgetown Hoyas showed no signs of envy or intimidation this afternoon at Shaw Field. For one thing, the Hoyas are ranked too (#20) and they looked downright unbeatable as they shutout
NC State 6-0 before a sun-drenched crowd of 437. The win improved Georgetown's record to 2-0-1, with a huge matchup at #4 Virginia Tech (3-0) less than two weeks away.
The visiting Wolfpack (1-2) appeared overmatched for most of the contest, falling behind on an own goal less than 12 minutes into the game. Junior midfielder
Marina Paul made it 2-0 with just over five minutes left in the first half, converting a gorgeous corner kick by senior
Daphne Corboz (one goal, three assists.)
After halftime, the Hoyas exploded for three goals in a span of 15 minutes & 24 seconds to build an insurmountable 5-0 lead. Senior forward
Vanessa Skrumbis scored two of those goals, her third and fourth tallies of the young season. Fellow senior
Kaitlin Bast scored in the final minutes to push the final margin to six. Overall, Georgetown dominated in shots (14-10) corner kicks (8-1) and time of possession.
Georgetown travels up the road to face
Towson (1-1) on Sunday afternoon; while NC State heads over to College Park to battle former ACC rival
Maryland (1-2) at 6:00 PM. The Hoyas' next home game takes place on Sunday, September 14th versus nearby rival
George Washington (4-0-1.) The Colonials won their fourth consecutive contest (
all by shutout) earlier tonight at
Loyola (MD) 3-0.
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