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The Panthers celebrate after scoring a goal on Wednesday.
0
Plattsburgh St. PLATTS (2-1-0)
9
Winner Middlebury MIDWS (1-0-0)
Plattsburgh St. PLATTS
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Final
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Middlebury MIDWS
(1-0-0)
Winner
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Team 1 2 F
Plattsburgh St. PLATTS 0 0 0
Middlebury MIDWS 4 5 9

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer Grounds Cardinals 9-0 In Season Opener

The Middlebury women's soccer team kicked off its season with a 9-0 home victory over Plattsburgh State. The Panther goal output marks the most tallies scored since the 2013 campaign when the program notched a 10-0 triumph against Norwich.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Middlebury grabbed a 1-0 lead when Emma Binks made a quick touch to her left, burying a shot from just outside the 18-yard box with 13:01 elapsed.
  • The Panthers increased their advantage to a pair (2-0) following a Cardinal foul inside the penalty area. Abby Ward stepped to the dot, blasting the ball into the lower-left corner with 27:05 gone in the stanza.
  • Just over a minute later, Joely Virzi pushed the lead to 3-0, one-touching a ball on the far post following a cross from the right side by Binks.
  • Ward tallied her second goal of the half with 10:24 left before the break, tapping in a pass from Virzi on the left side for a 4-0 halftime advantage.
  • Middlebury found the back of the Plattsburgh State net five times in the second stanza, including a pair of markers by Chloe Swindle in the 74th and 83rd minutes, respectively.
  • Olivia O'Reilly left-footed a bouncing rebound in front of the Cardinal net at the 85:06 mark for her first goal as a Panther and the final 9-0 tally.
NOTES
  • Virzi recorded a career-best three assists in the victory, while Sophia Cole posted a career-high two helpers.
  • Binks, Ward and Swindle each concluded the contest with two goals, as the pair by Swindle were her first collegiate tallies.
  • Baldwin Gittens also recorded her initial goal in a Middlebury uniform.
  • The Panthers have won nine-consecutive season-opening contests.
  • Middlebury and Plattsburgh State met for the 25th time with the Panthers holding a 16-8-1 advantage in the all-time series. Middlebury has won the last seven contests and outscored the Cardinals by a 25-2 tally during the winning streak.
  • The Panthers haven't allowed a goal to the Cardinals in the last 509:09 of play dating back to 2017.
Middlebury starts the NESCAC portion of its schedule on Saturday when it entertains 11th-ranked Amherst at 2:00 p.m. 
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