LYNCHBURG, VA - Silvia Betancourt scored two goals to lead Liberty University to a 4-0 non-conference victory over Francis Marion University, Thursday evening (Sept. 24) in women's soccer action.

FMU falls to 1-8-1.  The Patriots return to action on Friday with a 7 p.m. match at Winthrop University.
 
Liberty (2-6-0) outshot the Patriots 21-9 and held a slight 5-3 advantage in corner kicks.
 
Freshman Rebeccah Hoekstra returned to the FMU lineup after missing several weeks with an injury.  She recorded five of the Patriots' shots, four of which were on goal.  Ashley Van Laethem had Francis Marion's other shot-on-goal.
 
Senior goalkeeper Emily Brandenburg recorded seven saves for Francis Marion, while Liberty keeper Karen Blocker made five stops.
 
Maria Owen gave Liberty a 1-0 lead with an unassisted goal at the 7:51 mark. Laura Nyholt made it 2-0 with a score in the 21st minute.  Betancourt scored her goals in the 34th and 80th minutes.

 

Liberty (2-6-0) def.  Francis Marion Univ. (1-8-1) 4-0

Date: 09-24-09 in Lynchburg, VA     Attendance: 104

Weather: 88 degrees, Sunny

 

Goals by period       1  2  Tot

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Francis Marion Univ.  0  0 -  0

Liberty.............  3  1 -  4

 

SCORING SUMMARY:

1-0.   7:51 LIBERTY OWEN, Maria (1) (unassisted) - long run in open space

2-0.  20:07 LIBERTY NYHOLT, Laura (1) (OWEN, Maria) - threw pass onto right side

3-0.  33:59 LIBERTY BETANCOURT, Silvia (3) (LUURTSEMA, Aimee) - threw pass into box, lofted over goalie

4-0.  79:19 LIBERTY BETANCOURT, Silvia (4) (LUURTSEMA, Aimee) - Long pass from right side, shot from top

 

Shots: Francis Marion 9, Liberty 21 ; Saves: Francis Marion 7 (Emily Brandenburg 7), Liberty 5 (Karen Blocker 5)