No. 4 UChicago Shuts Out Wheaton for Sixth Consecutive Win
The fourth-ranked University of Chicago women's soccer team improved to 6-0 with their fourth consecutive clean sheet on Saturday afternoon as the Maroons defeated Wheaton 3-0.
UChicago jumped out of the gate with a flurry of chances, and Indira Naylor struck gold in the 9th minute as Annabel Edwards whipped in a bending ball to the box, finding the head of Naylor, who hit the top corner for her fourth goal of the season.
The Maroons doubled their lead just before half as they capitalized on a set piece. With a corner kick on the far side of the pitch, Edwards played a beautiful ball in the box with her left boot, finding a slashing Greer Reineke who volleyed it home for the 2-0 lead.
In the 60th minute, UChicago would find their third goal of the contest as Jamie Nguyen slotted home her first goal of the year. Ella Cho dribbled through the Thunder defense to the top of the 18, and she slipped a ball through to Nguyen, who took a touch and beat the goalie to put the Maroons in front 3-0.
Overall in the game, UChicago outshot the Thunder 26-5 and held the Thunder to just one shot on goal. They also tallied 10 corner kicks to just 2 for Wheaton.
Amanda Kayari earned her second clean sheet of the season, making the save on the lone chance for Wheaton. The UChicago defense has now gone 380 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal, dating back to the 70th minute in the 4-1 win over Macalester on September 4.