PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Defending USCAA Women's Division II National Champion UC Clermont scored four first half goals and repeated as USCAA Champions with a 5-0 win over Christendom on Sunday evening.

The five goals are the most in a final since the USCAA split into divisions for soccer in 2018 and the most since Maine-Fort Kent scored seven in the 2015 championship match.

The Cougars opened the scoring at the 2:47 mark as Reece Odirobina found the ball at her feet after a scrum in front of the net and gave UC Clermont the early advantage. The margin doubled as Ava Scherz was on the receiving end of a Kaylee Rose feed at 7:30 to lead 2-0.

UC Clermont pushed the lead to 3-0 at the 16:45 mark as Molly Ennis took a Scherz feed and beat the goalie with a shot into the lower left corner of the net. The first half scoring closed at 35:33 when Kerlanne White took an Ava Gray feed from the other side of the penalty box and blasted one to lead 4-0.

Natalie Rice finished the scoring for UC Clermont with an unassisted goal with 77 seconds left in the championship match for the 5-0 win.

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

Southwestern Adventist: Senior, GK, Lexi Key

Paul Smith's: Senior, F, Hayleigh Gates

Paul Smith's: Sophomore, GK, Peyton Hoffman

Christendom: Freshman, F, Ava Hudson

Christendom: Senior, MF, Georgia Francis

Christendom: Sophomore, MF, Maria Blank

UC Clermont: Senior, GK, Jordan Geis

UC Clermont: Sophomore, F, Brooklyn Applegatz

UC Clermont: Sophomore, F, Ava Gray

UC Clermont: Freshman, F, Ava Scherz

Tournament MVP: UC Clermont, Senior, MF, Molly Ennis

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