LINCOLN, Neb. (Duhawks.com) - The 20th-ranked women's soccer team scored five unanswered goals on Saturday, improving to 8-1-1 overall and 2-0-0 in Iowa Conference play. Senior Mackenzie Anderson and junior Elizabeth Mills each recorded a brace in the effort as the Duhawks scored at least four goals for the fourth time this season.

STARTING XI
00 - Coble / 4 - Schutz / 9 - Wright
10 - Mills / 14 - O'Neill / 18 - Stanfa
19 - Anderson / 21 - Bolnius / 23 - Walsh
24 - O'Neill / 28 - Brant

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
-Senior Sydney Wright converted from the penalty spot in the 39th minute to draw the teams level
-Senior Mackenzie Anderson tallied a pair of 86 seconds apart in the 44th and 45th minutes to open a 3-1 lead right before halftime
-Junior Elizabeth Mills put the match out of reach with her sixth and seven goals of the season, coming in the 54th and 61st minutes
-The four-goal advantage resulted in wholesale changes for both sides and Loras maintained its  dominance and nearly made it five only to be denied by the post in the 85th minute

NOTABLES
-NWU's converted penalty in the 19th minute ended a shutout streak of over 343 minutes
-Loras extended its conference goal differential to +6 and improve to 2-0-0 in the IIAC
-Mills ranks second in the IIAC with seven goals this season
-Senior Lauren Bolnius moved into second in the IIAC with six assists this season
-Through 10 matches, the Duhawks have three players with 10 or more points, led by Mills with 18, followed by senior Gretchen Schutz with 16 and senior Maura Walsh with 10
-Loras has an overall goal differential of +21 this season

FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - MACKENZIE ANDERSON
The starting outside back collected her first two goals of the season while holding NWU to one shot on goal through the course of play.

UP NEXT
Loras hosts Buena Vista on Wednesday inside the Rock Bowl for Hispanic Heritage Night. The Beavers dropped to 2-8-1 this season after a 2-nil setback to Luther on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m.