KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's soccer team exploded for four goals and recorded its first shutout of the season in a 4-0 win over IUPUI at the WMU Soccer Complex on Sunday afternoon.
WMU (2-2) picked up two goals from Bailey Korhorn, while Cas Flanagan and Mary Dziuba also each tallied in the win. Senior Maggie Rogers made six saves to earn her first clean sheet of the season.
The Broncos took an early lead on Flanagan's second of the season in the 20th minute. Morgan Otteson settled the ball at the top of the box with her back to the net. She passed it back to Claudia Schilling and the senior midfielder popped it over the back line to a wide-open Flanagan in the right side of the box. Flanagan calmly placed the shot into the far-right corner of the net to make it 1-0.
Korhorn scored he first of two in the 34th minute after Jorden Campbell sent a line-splitting pass to fifth-year senior and she slotted the ball into the left corner of the net for her second goal of the season, to push the lead to 2-0.
WMU went into the second half with the 2-0 lead and added to it in the 66th minute. Madison Salzenstein was taken down in the box and a penalty was awarded. Freshman forward Mary Dziuba stepped up and buried the penalty for her second goal of the season.
Korhorn added another penalty kick goal in the 79th minute to seal the win.
Western Michigan is back on the road on Thursday, taking on Indiana at 7 p.m. The team returns home to host the University of Southern California for the first ever meeting between the two programs on Sunday at 11 a.m.
