The 18th-ranked Belmont Abbey women's soccer team scored three goals on its first four shots and never looked back en route to a 7-0 Conference Carolinas victory over host St. Andrews Presbyterian College Saturday afternoon. The undefeated Crusaders (8-0-0 Overall, 3-0-0 Conf.) took advantage of the downward wind in the first half with five opening period goals. The Lady Knights (1-4-0, 1-2-0) managed just four shots against an Abbey defense that has only allowed one goal in eight games.

Six different Crusaders scored with junior Rebecca Mateo pacing the bunch with two goals.

Senior Anna Donaldson and sophomore Deborah Noga combined for the seventh clean sheet by Abbey goalkeepers this season. Donaldson (8-0) had two stops minding the Abbey net for the first 85 minutes. Senior Becca Knott had a busy day between the pipes for SAPC. Knott faced 26 shots, making a game-high eight saves on 15 attempts on frame.

The Abbey outshot St. Andrews 26-4, and took all nine corner kicks.

After eight-plus minutes of scoreless action, Belmont Abbey struck for two unassisted goals in a 39 second span. Junior Kiera Woerner started the scoring barrage at the 8:41 mark and Mateo followed with a tough angle goal at 9:20. Freshman Emily Archer beat a defender and scored from the top of box less than three minutes later in the 13th minute.

Freshman Ananda Gebreyesus netted the Crusaders only assisted goal in the 32nd minute before a sophomore Alana Ryczek tally in the 39th minute increased the visitors lead to five before halftime. Senior Lindsay Palm had Belmont Abbey's lone assist.

St. Andrews was able to keep the third ranked team in the region scoreless for the first 35 minutes of the second half but the Abbey struck for two late goals by Mateo and junior Connie Axiotis to increase the final margin of victory to seven goals.