Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Rolls Past Calumet, 6-0

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College broke through in a big way Saturday, dominating Calumet College of St. Joseph for a 6-0 victory at McMahon Field.

The Pomeroys wasted almost no time getting on the board. Ella Cox opened the scoring just two minutes into the match, finishing a setup from Lauren Gill to give SMWC the early 1-0 advantage.

Calumet managed to keep the deficit at one for most of the remainder of the first half despite sustained pressure from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. With just seconds remaining before halftime, however, Daisy Armitage struck in the 45th minute, with Mira Atari providing the assist. That sent the Pomeroys into the break with a 2-0 lead.

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods then blew the match open after halftime.

Cox scored her second goal of the afternoon in the 59th minute, assisted by Riley Sabath, to make it 3-0.

The Pomeroys added two more in rapid succession during the 71st minute. Atari found the net with Cox supplying the assist, and Atari struck again moments later off an assist from Sabath to complete her brace and stretch the advantage to 5-0.

Sabath then capped the scoring herself in the 73rd minute, putting away an unassisted goal for the 6-0 final.

It was a huge afternoon for several Pomeroys. Cox finished with two goals and an assist, Atari contributed two goals and an assist, while Sabath recorded a goal and two assists. Armitage added a goal, and Gill supplied an assist.

The numbers reflected SMWC’s control of the match. The Pomeroys outshot Calumet 29-6, including a commanding 20-3 advantage in shots on goal. They also held a 7-4 edge in corner kicks.

Calumet goalkeeper Addison Wheelock faced pressure throughout the afternoon and finished with 14 saves. At the other end, Blair Pope stopped all three Calumet shots on target to record the shutout.

For Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, the six-goal performance was an emphatic response after a difficult start to the season.