Elmira, NY – The Elmira College Women's Soccer looked sharp as it cruised past King's College 5-1 Saturday afternoon in Elmira. The Soaring Eagles (4-3 Overall, 1-0 Empire 8) controlled possession as they outshot the Monarchs (1-5) 31-9 in the game and had five different players register in the scoring column.

The Purple and Gold got the scoring started early, notching two goals within a one minute span 10 minutes into the contest. Mikayla Bean '14 (Williamson, NY – Williamson) took a corner from the left side and found Kelsey Kiel '13 (Bryan Athyn, PA – Academy of the New Church) who redirected the ball with her head off Monarch keeper Lauren Duguid's hand into the right side of the net. The Soaring Eagles struck again 51 seconds later on a counterattack. Kiel played a perfect ball up the left sideline to Mollie Hamilton '15 (Victor, NY – Victor) who took the ball at her defender leaving a wide open Caitlyn Criscuolo '14 (Cheshire, CT – Cheshire) streaking down the center of the field. Hamilton fed Criscuolo who put it home into the empty side of the right net.

Elmira added unassisted goals to extend their halftime lead to 4-0. Ellie Hamilton '13 (Victor, NY – Victor) struck a ball from 20 yards out that deflected off a defender into the right corner of the net in 17^th minute. In the 37^th minute Erin Pruess' 12 (Glens Falls, NY – Glens Falls) knocked a shot off the post. Emily Kelly '14 (Rochester, NY – Nazareth Academy) was in the right place to put him the rebound into the left corner of the net.

In the second half King's College got on the board when Sarah Beth Kolodziej   played a cross from the left side to Angelina Renehan. Renehan paused, as she let the defender go by her and finished with a shot into the lower right corner of the net. Pruess avenged her earlier shot off the post as she found the back of the net in the 82^nd minute on a nice layoff pass from Criscuolo.