VALLEJO, Calif. – It wasn't their highest scoring game. It wasn't their largest margin of victory. The Beacons have collected more shots, shots-on-goal, and corner kicks. But it was a record-breaking day nonetheless for the NCU women's soccer team who held an opponent without a shot attempt for the first time ever, defeating Cal Maritime 9-0 on Friday afternoon.
 
Three times previously the Beacons had held an opponent to one shot, but never had a spotless 90 minutes in the team's 13-year history. Today's result included a 43-0 shot count, 27 NCU shots-on-goal, and an 8-0 advantage in corner kicks. The Beacons were called offsides 11 times and the Keelhaulers collected a massive 19 saves.
 
NCU's first victory of the season was clinched in 60 seconds when Lauren Kogutkiewicz scored off a pass from senior Sierra Graton. Kogutkiewicz completed the brace just three and a half minutes later, taking a feed from Kara Mathison to go ahead 2-0.
 
On the heels of her first career goal just three days earlier, Graton added her second in the tenth minute, gathering a loose ball at the 18-yard line and dribbling around three defenders before striking the nylon. Jamie Figueredo tacked on a goal in the 28th minute off a feed from Yazmin Gonzalez and Aracely Marks found the back of the net in the 32nd minute off a give-and-go pass from Jestyna Mosttler. NCU took a 5-0 lead into halftime.
 
In the 67th minute Cherish Clemmons earned her first goal as a Beacon, firing a rocket from 35-yards. Maritime fell victim to an Own Goal in the 69th as a defender misplayed a shot attempt from Trina Beecher and tapped the ball in.
 
Graton added her second of the day just two minutes later, again weaving past multiple defenders to give herself a wide-open look. Amanda Wetten closed out the scoring in the 84th minute.
 
The nine goals tied for the second-highest total in school history and were the most since another 9-0 victory on September 10, 2010 against Mills College.
 
The Beacons will close out their quick jaunt to Northern California on Saturday, taking on Academy of Art University in San Francisco at 4:00 pm.