PLAINVIEW, Texas -- Sophomore Pam Seiler netted her third two-goal brace of the season and senior Chloe Griffin needed just three saves as the No. 17 John Brown University women's soccer team enjoyed a 3-0 win over Wayland Baptist (Texas) on Friday afternoon (Sept. 30) at J.V. Hilliard Field.
Seiler scored 18 minutes apart and junior Lauren Walter essentially assisted her own goal as the Golden Eagles (6-3-0, 2-0-0 Sooner Athletic) remained undefeated in league play after the first week and posted its third-straight shutout after back-to-back defeats.
Scoring in the 11th and 19th minutes, Seiler wreaked havoc in the Pioneer (1-4-1, 0-2-1) goal area in the first half. The first goal came off an effort from junior Giftee Pavatt to center a pass from the left flank. Shot into the box hard, a Pioneer defender wasn't able to corrall the ball and Seiler poked in her fifth of the season.
Eight minutes later, freshman Aubrey Winter centered a pass after slicing through the Baptist back line into the box, finding Seiler once again right on top of keeper Kanade Morita to double the John Brown lead.
Walter ended the scoring much later in the 67th minute when she wrangled a bouncing ball in the midfield by heading the ball past the back line, then running through the line into her own leading header pass and ripped an uncontested shot past Morita in impressive fashion.
John Brown dominated the first half, out-shooting Wayland by a 12-3 margin. While the second half was nearly identical, Griffin made three saves in the latter period to improve to 6-2-0 on the season. Morita took the loss, making nine saves on 12 Golden Eagles shots on frame.
With the three-match road trip nearly over, John Brown returns to play on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 4) when the Golden Eagles travel into the heart of Oklahoma to take on Southwestern Christian in a 1 p.m. matinee contest at Cagle Family Field.
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