ROANOKE, Va. – The scoring came early and often for the Guilford College women's soccer team at Berkley Field, as they netted a season-high for goals led by two each from Zekiah Johnson (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Trinity Robinson (Burlington, N.C.) to trounce Hollins University, 9-2 on Wednesday afternoon.

Despite HU being an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) rival, the contest was officially a non-conference game so it only moves the needle on their overall record to 6-2-1. The hosting Hollins squad, meanwhile, falls to 2-4-0.

Guilford went with a timeshare in net as Madison Musgrave (Lexington, N.C.) made her first start of the season, making four stops against one goal allowed among the six total shots she faced in the match, factoring into the decision for the first time, and improving to 1-0-0. Lulu Herndon (Cary, N.C.) faced four total shots, all on frame, in the final 45 minutes and made three saves against one tally permitted. Facing 40 total shots on the day, including 26 that threatened the twine, T Shover was under constant duress and as a result she allowed nine goals despite 17 saves, falling to 2-4-0.

Scoring the most goals since they netted 18 in their regular season finale in 2022, the Quakers got contributions from all over the pitch. Robinson led the team in points with five via two goals and an assist, with Johnson scoring a pair of goals as well. It was her twin sister, Zadah Johnson (Winston-Salem, N.C.) who scored the match's first point, for the game-winner while Lily Brown (Boone, N.C.), Isabella Irizarry (Waxhaw, N.C.), Ashley Linden (Durham, N.C.), and Chloe Sullivan (Greensboro, N.C.) all joined her with one tally in the goals column. Olivia Santos (Indian Trail, N.C.) had a game-high two helpers with Brown, Sullivan, and Ashlyn Miller (Charlotte, N.C.) all contributing singular assists as well. Izzy Workman and Evelyn Keefer were the HU goal-scorers with Adelie Condra and Evelyn Lemus-Arriaga assisting.

Guilford got on the board early, capitalizing on the first of their eight corner kicks, with Santos sending it away from the left corner and placing her feed perfectly off the post on the weak side, finding the head of Zadah Johnson, who redirected it home for the game's opening tally in the ninth minute.
 
Less than five minutes later, the Quakers struck again. Drawing a free kick around midfield on the left side, Santos flipped the field finding Miller from beyond the right post. She used two touches to lead Brown who made a turn to the outside, beat her defender, and then beat the keeper with a shot from around the top-right corner of the six-yard box, in the 13^th minute.

Shortly after, in the 24^th minute, while making a run down the left wing, and into the 18', Zekiah Johnson got tripped up from behind, drawing a foul as GC was awarded with a penalty kick. Linden got the nod for the Quakers and she cashed in, going to the bottom-right for goal number-three, and the first of her Guilford career.

Just over two minutes elapsed before Guilford found paydirt again. A run by Robinson was deterred as the hosts knocked it away and the ball rolled loose outside the 18'. However, this granted Sullivan the space to step into one from about 27 yards away off the right post, firing a rocket into the right side of the frame for her first collegiate goal in the 26^th minute.
 
Robinson got in on the fun in minute number 33. HU made a play defensively on a GC run down the right wing, with the defender, under pressure, opting to go with a pass-back to Shover. However, the Hollins keeper misplayed the ball, opening an opportunity for Robinson who beat the recovering GK to the spot, and used her left foot to score her second goal of the season.

Robinson reverted to distributing duties for the sixth-and-final goal of the opening stanza for Guilford. A feed into the box was pinballed between a couple of players before the freshman settled things down and sent a cross through the center of the six. While the first Quaker could not get a foot on in, Zekiah Johnson was waiting off the left post, finishing the point-blank look for her second goal of the year in the 34^th minute.

The home team did get one back before the halftime break with Lemus-Arriaga linking up with Keefer in the 43^rd minute of the first half that saw GC dominate, out-shooting their conference foes 22-6, including 14-5 in shots on goal.

Guilford took advantage of some sloppy passing in the 53^rd minute as Santos stepped up and stole a pass at the top of the 18-yard box straight-away. Her takeaway went to Robinson who took one-touch to settle and set-up beyond the penalty stripe, shooting with her right foot to score her second tally of the game, and third of the season, eclipsing the team's previous season-high for scoring in the process with their seventh of the match.
The Quakers executed on another corner in the 63^rd minute. Sullivan triggered the attempt, sending it into the box, and this time, it was the other Johnson, Zekiah, who was able to use her head to redirect it home with her second goal of the game, and third of the year.

Irizarry netted the Quakers' final score of the contest. A good attack by GC had Brown moving up the right wing, sending a pass from the right border of the 18 to around the PK line. Irizarry, who missed her first chance, recovered and used her left foot to beat the keeper for her first collegiate goal in the 72^nd minute of play.

Hollins would get one more before the final horn, with Condra and Workman connecting in the 84^th minute to bring the final score to 9-2.

The Quakers get back to league competition next, hosting Bridgewater College on Saturday, October 5^th. Opening kick at Appenzeller Field is set for 4 PM.

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