(LEBANON, Ill., Sept. 4) The McKendree University women's soccer team improved to 2-0 with its win against Oakland City University on Sunday afternoon.

The Bearcats opened the scoring and never looked back.

The Bearcats unleashed a fury which led to four goals in a span of two minutes. Rachel Kaltwasser (Belleville, IL/Althoff Catholic) got McKendree on the board first as she netted a goal off of a Chelsea Whittaker (Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand/St Hilda's Collegiate School) pass. One minute later, Kaltwasser found the back of the net again off of a Danielle Hareb (Flatbush, New Zealand/Mount Albert) assist. The Bearcats struck again 21 seconds later when Sydnee Carroll (Millstadt, IL/Belleville West) pushed through the Mighty Oak defense to find the back off the net. Carroll scored a second time shortly after off of a Whittaker assist.

In the second period the Bearcats tallied seven goals.

Liz Kaiser (St. Louis, MO/Ursuline) started the offensive explosion with a goal off of a touch pass from Carroll. Shortly after, Danielle Hareb (Flatbush, New Zealand/Mount Albert) found the back of the net off of an assist from Whittaker. Molly Kovarik (St. Louis, MO/St. Pius) joined the scoring party in the 54^th minute as she netted a goal from a pass off the foot of Ashleigh Briggs (Granite City, IL/Granite City). In the 61^st minute, Madyson Mossman (St. Louis, MO/Ursuline Academy) scored her first Bearcat goal off of an Andrea Dorantes (Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico/ITESM) assist. Amanda Williams (Rochester, IL/Rochester) grabbed her first goal of the season from another Whittaker assist. Kaltwasser scored her third of the game coming off an Ashley Volk (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada/Pacific Christian School) pass. In the final minutes, Rachel Ford (Trenton, IL/Wesclin) scored off of a Kaltwasser assist.

Zoe Brochu (Ajax, Ontario, Canada/Pickering ) and Maddie Shea (Racine, WI/St. Catherines) split time in net, with Brochu recording one save.

The Bearcats return home for their conference opener Friday, September 9 at 5 p.m. as they take on Truman State.
 
Game Highlights
McKendree tallied 48 shots, which set a new school record.
Chelsea Whittaker (Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand/St Hilda's Collegiate School) is just one of four Bearcats who have recorded four assists in a single game.
Rachel Kaltwasser (Belleville, IL/Althoff Catholic)'s three goal game.