By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
JOPLIN, Mo. – No. 18-ranked Washburn University women's soccer team rolled past Missouri Southern 6-1 in its MIAA opener on Friday night.
Freshman Avery McCorry (left) scored a pair of goals in Friday's 6-1 Washburn MIAA soccer win over Missouri Southern. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn, now 5-0-1, ripped off five first half goals, including two from freshman Avery McCorry and one each from Bricelyn Betts, Kate Hinck and Presslee Amick to take command with a 5-0 halftime advantage.
Hinck and Amick both scored their first goals of the season.
Sophie Spoonmore got Missouri Southern on the board to make the score 5-1 in the 67th minute before WU's Kylie Hinrichs scored her first goal of the season in the 76th minute to account for the final 6-1 score.
Washburn out-shot Missouri Southern 25-16, including 12-8 on goal.
Goalkeeper Ize Tidball led Washburn with four saves.
Washburn scored six goals for the first time since September 20, 2024 against Black Hills State.
The Ichabods will stay on the road Sunday to face Pittsburg State in a 1 p.m. contest.
