Box Score

St. Mary's City, Md. - Junior midfielder Taylor Cervenka (Damascus, Md./Damascus) found the back of the net twice in leading the St. Mary's College of Maryland women's soccer team to a 4-0 shutout of Hood College in the Seahawks' Capital Athletic Conference opener on Monday afternoon.

Cervenka started the scoring for St. Mary's (2-3, 1-0 CAC) from the opening kickoff as she booted one in from 25 yards out that hit the crossbar and fell in for a 1-0 Hawk lead just 34 seconds in.

Hood's freshman Rachelle Buhrman (Smithsburg, Md./Middletown) made five first-half saves and the Blazer defense helped to keep St. Mary's lead at one through halftime despite 14 first-half shots by the Seahawks.

In the second half, Cervenka struck again, this time converting a cross from sophomore forward Kaitlin Boswell (Baltimore, Md./Friends School) at 65:16.

The next to score for St. Mary's was junior midfielder Katrina Borden (Hartfield, Va./Wakefield) who shaked-and-baked herself into the box and ripped a shot just inside the left post at 83:46.  Three minutes later, junior midfielder Katie Klotz (Bowie, Md./Good Counsel) took a cross from sophomore midfielder Meghan Anderson (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park) and fired one in near the right post.

The Hawks owned shots, 27-4, and collected 10 corners to Hood's one.

Freshman Elizabeth Benge (Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson) made her first collegiate start and recorded two stops for St. Mary's.  Buhrman went on to finish with 11 saves in the loss.

The Seahawks return to action Thursday, September 13 when SMCM travels to Washington, D.C. for another Capital Athletic Conference tilt against Gallaudet University at 4:00.  Hood will travel to Williamsport, Pa. to face Lycoming College in non-conference action at noon on September 15.