(LEBANON, Ill., Sept. 15)- The No. 8 McKendree University women's soccer team scored eight of their nine goals in the first half on Wednesday night to earn a 9-0 win over Harris-Stowe State University.

The Bearcats, 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the American Midwest Conference, will travel to Parkville, Mo. on Saturday for an AMC contest against Park University at noon.

Junior forward Erin Kilian (St. Louis, Mo., Kennedy) and senior midfielder Theresa Kaiser (St. Louis, Mo., Ursuline Academy) both scored two goals in the first half and senior midfielder's Ashley Varns (Chatham, Ill., Glenwood) and Kyla Nighohossian (Granite City, Ill., Granite City) both had two assists. Freshman defender Tess Huettner (Belleville, Ill., Althoff Catholic), freshman forward Tara Kennedy (Waterloo, Ill., Gibault Catholic), sophomore forward Carlee Luehmann (Granite City, Ill., Granite City), junior forward Sulyn Keomanivane (Granite City, Ill., Granite City) and senior midfielder Megan Ansley (Troy, Ill., Triad) all had goals in the victory, while senior midfielder Sarah Eckelkamp (Arnold, Mo., Fox) also had an assist.

Senior goalkeeper Liz Yanko (St. Louis, Mo., Rosati-Kain) played just under 33 minutes in goal and faced two shots with neither being on goal. Freshman Kayla Morelan (Granite City, Ill., Granite City) played just over 57 minutes in goal and the duo earned the team shutout.