Marlins Dominate EMU in ODAC Quarters

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The No. 1-seeded Virginia Wesleyan University women's soccer team completely shut down No. 8 Eastern Mennonite University in a 5-0 victory in the ODAC Quarterfinals Wednesday night.

The Marlins attempted 33 shots on the night, putting 17 on goal. Meanwhile the VWU defense did not allow Eastern Mennonite to get off a single shot on the evening.

Virginia Wesleyan stepped up the offensive intensity early, putting shot after shot on net. Leah Wenger kept the Royals in the match early as she made seven saves to keep the match scoreless through 30 minutes. The Marlins broke through at 32:53 when Mia Meinhardt ripped a shot into the upper 90 for the first score of the match.

VWU added an insurance goal early in the second half when Brooke Adamchak pulled out her big leg, scoring from 35 yards out in the 48th minute.

The Marlins received an additional score five minutes later when Allie Angell found Katie Roberts for her first goal of the season.

Kennedy Skala rounded out the scoring for the Marlins with a pair of goals coming in the 62nd and 70th minutes, the first multi-goal effort of her career.

Wenger finished with nine saves for Eastern Mennonite (7-9-2) while Emily Young stopped three attempts in relief.

No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan (14-5-1) will host No. 4 Bridgewater College (15-4-1) on Saturday with a time to be determined. The Marlins defeated Bridgewater in overtime by a score of 2-1 on October 18.

As the top seed, VWU will host the remainder of the ODAC Tournament. No. 2 Lynchburg (16-3) will face No. 3 Roanoke (11-6-2) in the other semifinal from Foster Field at the Trinder Center.