SAN ANTONIO – The St. Mary's University Women's Soccer team put on an offensive clinic in its first home exhibition match of the season, defeating Concordia University 8-0 on Friday evening.
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Senior
Juni Ejere (Weatherford, Texas) recorded the second hat trick of her Rattlers career, scoring in the second, 54th, and 61st minutes. Sophomore
Shelby Paniagua (Cibolo, Texas) found the bottom right of the goal in the 14th minute for the 2-0 advantage and the third goal of the evening was on an own goal.
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Senior transfer
Natalie Gonzalez (El Paso, Texas) also found the back of the net in the first period, pushing the advantage to 4-0 in the 33rd minute on a feed by senior transfer
Alexis Truitt (Boerne, Texas).
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After back-to-back goals by Ejere in the second period with assists by Gonzalez and freshman
Malia Dominguez (Helotes, Texas). Dominguez again found the open Rattler as sophomore
Sydney Varela (El Paso) scored in the 64th minute. Truitt posted the eighth goal of the night in the final minute.
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The Rattlers are now 2-0 in the exhibition season with one remaining at Texas Southern on Sunday at 6 p.m.
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