WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Sophomore defender
Talia Parrous and senior defender
Baley Edwards each scored a goal as UNCW ran its unbeaten streak to seven straight games with a 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer victory over James Madison at UNCW Soccer Stadium on Thursday evening.
The Seahawks, who earned their sixth win in the last seven games, moved into sole possession of second place in the CAA standings at 6-1-1 while upping their overall record to 10-4-1. James Madison, meanwhile, dropped to 6-11-1 overall and 3-4-1 in the circuit.
Parrous gave the Seahawks a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute when she headed in a corner kick by junior forward
Audrey Harding inside the near post for her second goal of the season.
Edwards upped the advantage to 2-0 just under five minutes into the second half by scoring her first goal of the year. After a Harding corner kick found redshirt junior
Lauren Ellis, who took a shot from outside the penalty area that was blocked before bouncing off senior
Ashley Johnson. The ball caromed off Edwards' body and into the near side of the goal to give the Seahawks a two-goal advantage.
Led by junior goalkeeper
Sydney Schneider, the Seahawks' defense limited James Madison to just five shots. Schneider earned her fifth solo shutout of the season by making one save.
Senior goalkeeper Hannah McShea registered two saves in the loss for the Dukes, who dropped their second game in a row.
Game Notes:
- The Seahawks are 6-0-1 in their last seven games and have outscored their opponents by a 14-1 margin … The seven-game unbeaten streak is the longest for UNCW since winning seven straight games from Sept. 4-25, 2015.
- UNCW reached the 10-win mark for the 13th time in program history … It is the first time the Seahawks have won 10 or more games in a season since 2016.
- The Seahawks close out the home portion of their regular season schedule with a 7-1-0 mark at home … In eight home games this season, UNCW has outscored its foes by a 20-3 margin.
- UNCW scored two or more goals for the eighth time this season … The Seahawks are now 15-1-1 over the last two years when scoring two or more goals in a game.
- UNCW also upped its record to 17-1-2 when scoring first in the last two years.
- Schneider now has nine career shutouts, which is tied for sixth place in program history with Emily Pratt (2005-08) … In addition her five solo clean sheets this year are tied for seventh on the Seahawks' all-time single season list.
- The Seahawks' seven shutouts are the most in a season since 2016 when they also tallied seven clean sheets.
Up Next: The Seahawks finish the regular season on Sunday, Oct. 27, with a 1 p.m. CAA contest at Delaware.
