Women's Soccer cruises to sixth straight win, downs Lakeland 7-0

MEQUON, Wis. – Five goals in the opening 16:27 of play allowed the Concordia University Wisconsin Women's Soccer team to cruise to its sixth straight win Wednesday at Fitting Field. The Falcons downed Lakeland College by a 7-0 score to cap off a four-match home stand with an unblemished record.

Juniors Carley Pfannerstill and Brittany Klumpp each netted two goals. Pfannerstill (Grafton, Wis.) and junior Emily Ciesielczyk (Waukesha, Wis.) each finished with five points, Ciesielczyk finishing with a match-best three assists. She also added a goal early in the match.

Also scoring for CUW during the match was senior Anna Hirssig (Rochester, Minn.) and sophomore Abigail Freeland (Grafton, Wis.). Freeland's goal was the first of her career as she scored at the 56:17 mark off an assist from sophomore Halie Schieffer (Belgium, Wis.).

Freshman Tabitha Ortiz (Plainfield, Ill.) made one save to record her third straight shutout. The Falcons controlled possession throughout finishing with a 33-3 edge in shots, 21 of those 33 coming on goal. Lakeland's Jessica Carter finished with 14 saves.

Pfannerstill put CUW on the board just 1:16 into play, scoring her first goal on an assist from Ciesielczyk. Ciesielczyk then made the score 2-0 just 3:01 later, reversing the first score as it was Pfannerstill who set her up for the goal.

Hirssig wold give the Falcons a 3-0 lead at the 10:46 mark, scoring off a corner kick from Ciesielczyk, a play that has produced many CUW goals over the past two seasons. Just 48 seconds later it was Klumpp (Rubicon, Wis.) who buried an unassisted goal before Pfannerstill made the score 5-0 at the 16:27 mark with a goal assisted by Ciesielczyk and freshman McKenna Kowalski (Milwaukee, Wis.).

In the second half Klumpp added her team-best ninth goal of the season at the 49:37 mark off an assist from Hirssig. Freeland then made the scoreboard read 7-0 at the 56:17 mark.

The win ties the longest mark for CUW during the NACC era. In 2012 the Falcons also won six straight and finished that season with 15 wins, tied for the most in program history.

CUW (6-2-0, 2-0-0) will look for its seventh straight win Saturday in a NACC road contest at Alverno College. The match is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.