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Winner West Virginia St. WVSU (9-2-2, 8-1-1)
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Salem (WV) SAL (0-13-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
West Virginia St. WVSU
(9-2-2, 8-1-1)
18
Final
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Salem (WV) SAL
(0-13-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
West Virginia St. WVSU 9 9 18
Salem (WV) SAL 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Bryan Shepherd, Sports Information Director

Women's Soccer re-writes the record books in 18-1 rout of Salem

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — West Virginia State University (9-2-2, 8-1-1 MEC) put on a goal-scoring clinic, defeating Salem (0-13-0, D-II Independent) 18-1 at The Bridge Sports Complex, rewriting the program's record books with a night of historic performances.

Leila Karam and Sandra Linares each netted four goals and an assist, tying the school record for most goals (4) and most points (9) in a single game. Linares also recorded 11 shots, matching another individual record. Midfielder Aika Tobaru assisted on four goals, tying a WVSU mark, while the team shattered several records, including most points (55), goals (18), assists (19), and shots (53) in a game.

Goal-by-Goal Breakdown for WVSU

  1. 2nd minute – Kinga Koronkiewicz opened the scoring with a header, assisted by Alba Closa and Aika Tobaru (1-0).
  2. 6th minute – Sandra Linares scored her first goal, set up by Sara París Fílter (2-0).
  3. 13th minute – Maxima Bellscheidt finished from close range, assisted by Naomi Njeri (3-1).
  4. 17th minute – Linares bagged her second goal, assisted by Bellscheidt (4-1).
  5. 19th minute – Linares completed a first-half hat trick with an unassisted strike (5-1).
  6. 29th minute – Aika Tobaru found the net after an assist from Leila Karam (6-1).
  7. 32nd minute – Karam scored her first goal, assisted by Avril Amil Ruiz (7-1).
  8. 39th minute – Karam doubled her tally off a second assist from Ruiz (8-1).
  9. 42nd minute – Karam secured her hat trick, courtesy of an assist from Paula Gonzalez Castro (9-1).

Second Half

  1. 46th minute – Avril Amil Ruiz scored early in the half, assisted by Tobaru (10-1).
  2. 47th minute – Ruiz quickly added another goal just moments later (11-1).
  3. 53rd minute – Tobaru notched her second goal of the game, with assists from Gonzalez Castro and París Fílter (12-1).
  4. 54th minute – Sara París Fílter got on the scoresheet, assisted by Paula Herold and Tobaru (13-1).
  5. 60th minute – París Fílter grabbed her second goal, assisted by Tobaru and Koronkiewicz (14-1).
  6. 69th minute – Kinga Koronkiewicz added her second goal from the top of the box (15-1).
  7. 75th minute – Karam scored her fourth and final goal, assisted by Kay-Lynn McCall (16-1).
  8. 87th minute – Ammy Mwasambu scored after a neat pass from Linares (17-1).
  9. 90th minute – Linares capped off the rout with her fourth goal, assisted by Gonzalez Castro (18-1).

Team Game Records

  • Goals: 18 (breaking the previous record of 11).
  • Points: 55 (breaking the previous record of 28).
  • Assists: 19 (breaking the previous record of 6).
  • Shots: 53 (breaking the previous record of 33).

Goalkeeper Renata Castellanos had a quiet night, with Salem managing just one shot on target. WVSU will look to continue their hot streak in their next match against Glenville State on Wednesday Oct. 23 at Dickerson Stadium.

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