GOODWELL, Okla. -- Junior Ryan Winingham blasted a 40-yard free kick in the third minute and sophomore Elise Bosma scored a goal and added two primary assists as the No. 17 John Brown University women's soccer team posted a 5-0 victory over Oklahoma Panhandle State on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 28) at Anchor D Stadium.
Junior Lauren Walter recorded her second-straight two-goal brace – in 37 seconds – as the Golden Eagles (5-3-0, 1-0-0 Sooner Athletic) outshot shorthanded OPSU by a 27-3 margin to boast its second-straight clean sheet effort.
Winingham scored her second game-winner in four games when she belted a 40-yard free kick over and past Aggie goalkeeper Mya Szymanski in the third minute to give the Golden Eagles a 1-0 advantage.
Then the Bosma – Walter connection took over, scoring two goals in a 37-second time span, tripling the visitors lead. Walter now owns eight goals in eight matches, and is tied for the Sooner Athletic scoring lead.
Shortly after the break, Bosma capped off her four-point outing by finishing off a beautiful passing play that began with senior Emma Schoenberg up the right flank. Junior Gifte Pavatt took the pass in stride towards the corner before sending a cross into the box that was knocked home by Bosma for her second goal in as many games.
Armed with a four-goal lead, sophomore Renny Buchanan also chipped in her second goal in the last two outings after junior Alyssa Henderson played a ball up the left side through the Aggie back line. Buchanan corralled the past and let go a tough-angle shot, ripping the attempt past Szymanski on the short, left side.
Head coach Kathleen Paulsen used all three keepers in her arsenal as senior Chloe Griffin picked up the win to improve to 5-2-0 on the season. Junior Emily Dobbins and freshman Regan Riley split the second half, with Dobbins make the lone JBU save needed on the afternoon.
Armed with a league play-opening win, John Brown will now travel to west Texas to take on Wayland Baptist on Friday afternoon (Sept. 30) at 1 p.m.
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