SILOAM SPRINGS -- Junior Lauren Walter and sophomore Pam Seiler each scored a pair of goals and the No. 23 John Brown University women's soccer team used a 28-4 shooting advantage to dispatch Texas Wesleyan by a 5-1 margin on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 29) at Alumni Field.
The visiting Rams (6-10-0, 4-5-0 Sooner Athletic) scored on its lone shot on target, but the Golden Eagle offense produced more goals than the visitors could muster in total shots.
Walter scored in the 17th and 53rd minutes – both times finding herself all alone with Rams keeper Reese Blanton to record her 14th and 15th goals of the season.
Junior Ryan Winingham's 10th tally of the season in the 19th minute gave John Brown (12-4-0, 8-1-0) an early 2-0 lead and stood as her team-leading fourth game-winner of the season.
Seiler was offered a chance to redo her penalty kick attempt in the 25th minute after officials ruled that Blanton had left her line prematurely, making a fantastic save on the first chance. Seiler made no mistake on the redo, blasting a shot to the upper 90 for a commanding lead for the Golden Eagles.
After assisting on Walters second of the match, Seiler completed the scoring in the 68th minute when a lovely feed from senior Paige Martin sent her through the Ram back line for a strike to the short side. Seiler now has nine goals in the 2022 campaign.
Sophomore Elise Bosma continued to impress with a pair of assists, while sophomore Bella Graber picked up her seventh helper of the year by feeding Winingham from the corner flag for the game-winner.
Cara Zwilling ruined senior Chloe Griffin's clean sheet bid in the 76th minute, but Griffin improved to 12-3-0 on the season, still maintaining a .820 goals-against average. Blanton took the loss, making seven saves on 12 chances.
John Brown now advances to postseason play where they will take the No. 2 seed into the Sooner Athletic tournament quarterfinals, beginning on Nov. 4 afternoon. The Golden Eagles welcome seventh-seeded Southwestern Christian (Okla.) to Alumni Field. The matinee matchup has not announced an official start time yet, but the tilt will be carried live on the SAC Sports Network.
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