Tusculum scored four first half goals, three in the first 11 minutes, to earn a 4-0 win over the Belmont Abbey women's soccer team this afternoon at Alumni Field. Tusculum, ranked fifth in the Southeast Region, improves to 8-1-1, while the Abbey drops to 3-6-0.

The Pioneers got on the board just 3:27 into the match as Tramicka Jones fired home an unassisted tally from the right corner of the box to give Tusculum a lead it would never lose. The advantage grew to 2-0 just six minutes later as Jones and Jana Linke set up Taylor Lewis, whose shot from the center of the box extended the Pioneer lead to 2-0.

11 seconds later, the Pioneers struck again thanks to an Abbey own goal.

The scoring closed in the 26th minute on a Courtney Hackett strike from the center of the box.

Tusculum outshot the Abbey 16-6 and held a 6-4 edge in corner kicks.