Women's Soccer Dismantles Kentucky Christian

By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media

WALESKA, Ga. – Women's soccer celebrated Senior Day with yet another blanking of an Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) foe, as the Eagles flew away from the Knights of Kentucky Christian with five second-half goals en route to an 8-0 final.
 
Reinhardt (10-5-1, 8-2-1 AAC) continued its dominance over opposing offenses, recording its fifth-consecutive victory by shutout.
 
"It's always great to play well on Senior Day," lead Eagle Andy Kaplan said. "Our four seniors have had great careers and today was a great way to honor them. Our team has progressed defensively and is very dangerous in attack. We are looking forward to the postseason."
 
Adriana Garcia got the club on the board in the sixth minute off a pass from Adrien Merrilles, and then the lead moved to 2-0 following an own-goal by a Knight defender who accidentally had a cross bounce off her and into the net.
 
Merrilles would then have book-end goals to end the opening period and begin the second half to double the Eagles lead at 4-0. The netted shots would continue to pour in for Reinhardt as Brianna Smotherman would get into the scoring action in the 55^th minute. Kirsten Gray, who assisted the previous score, would earn a tally herself at the 59:17 mark for a 6-0 display.
 
Summer Montgomery, who also earned a dime earlier in the contest, got her name in the scorebook in the 63^rd minute before the final highlight of the day – a header off a corner by Celeste Diaz – put on bow on the victory with the eighth and final goal.
 
The Eagles outshot the Knights, 36-0.
 
The final regular-season match inside the lines at home for Reinhardt is next week when another new conference member – Columbia International (S.C.) – storms into town on Oct. 23 for a 5 p.m. battle.
 
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