Women's Soccer | 10/4/2012 9:16:00 PM

URBANA, Ohio – Abby Pearson scored two goals and assisted on two others here Wednesday as the University of Urbana women's soccer team pulled away to a 4-0 victory against West Liberty.
    Coach Barry Christmas's Hilltoppers (2-8) battled the Blue Knights (5-5) on virtually even terms for the first 45 minutes, trailing just 1-0 at intermission on a Brittany Mazzu goal – off a Pearson cross – in the 27^th minute.
    West Liberty was unable to get a ball behind Urbana keeper Meghan Taucher and Pearson sparked a three-goal outburst for the hosts midway through the second half, assisting on an Alyx Brown goal in the 58^th minute and tacking on a pair of insurance tallies in the 69^th and 72^nd minutes.
    Urbana outshot the Hilltoppers by a 19-6 margin. Hannah Judkins had 6 saves in net for West Liberty while Taucher stopped a pair of WLU shots to earn the shutout.
    The Hilltoppers make the short trip to Wheeling on Saturday for a 7 p.m. game at Wheeling Jesuit.
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Urbana 4, West Liberty 0
West Liberty         0  0 – 0
Urbana                  1  3 – 4
First Half
Urb - Goal: Brittany Mazzu (Abby Pearson), 26:10
Second Half
Urb - Goal: Alyx Brown (Abby Pearson), 57:14
Urb - Goal: Abby Pearson (Samantha Trick), 68:52
Urb - Goal: Abby Pearson (Sierra Higginbotham), 71:29
Game Statistics
Shots: West Liberty 6, Urbana 19
Saves: West Liberty 6 (Hannah Judkins 6, Rachel Coles 0), Urbana 2 (Meghan Taucher 2)
Corners: West Liberty 1, Urbana 5