Soccer defeats Baylor

August 30, 2010

<a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/stats/2010-2011/asu10-02.h… Stats</a><separator></separator>A three-goal outburst in the first half proved to be all the offense the Arizona State women's soccer team would need on Sunday as it improved to 2-0-0 following a 3-1 win over Baylor.<separator></separator>Senior forward <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/volpe_karin00.html">Ka… Volpe</a>, freshman defender <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/roth_jasmine00.html">J… Roth</a> and redshirt sophomore forward <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/cook_sierra00.html">Si… Cook</a> all scored goals within a 20-minute stretch to give the Sun Devils a 3-1 lead after the first 45 minutes of play. The Sun Devils were every bit as impressive on the defensive end in the second half as they limited to Bears to a single shot.<separator></separator>"We put together some really good moments and that's what I like. I wish we had done more in the second half," ASU head coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/boyd_kevin00.html">Kev… Boyd</a> said following the game. "I thought we were a little more solid and more organized in our backline and our midfield. We defended better. There were moments when we showed our skill and our ability to keep [possession]. We need to make those moments longer."<separator></separator>The Sun Devils were frequent guests on the Baylor end of the field for much of the first half. The offensive pressure they exerted would pay off a little more than 10 minutes into the game when Cook played a ball perfectly to Volpe in front of the Baylor net. Volpe wasted no time in taking advantage of the shot in front of her and put the Sun Devils up 1-0.<separator></separator>"It was a tremendous finish," said Boyd of Roth's goal. "We need to be really dangerous on set pieces for the year and so to get another goal on a set piece is important."<separator></separator>The Bears would cut ASU's lead in half in the 20th minute following a play similar to ASU's second goal as junior defender Staz Salinas headed in a corner kick by teammate Hannah Dismuke.<separator></separator>After seeing their two-goal, first-half lead erased last week, the Sun Devils made sure no such occurrence would happen this time around. Still, a little extra breathing room couldn't hurt and Cook would supply just that in the 32nd minute. Volpe's pass to Cook culminated a series of several Sun Devil touches and then Cook's left foot would do the rest as ASU once again took a two-goal lead, 3-1.<separator></separator>For Cook and Volpe it represented the second straight week that each player scored a goal. With the 21st goal of her career, Volpe is now in sole possession of seventh place on ASU's all-time list. With her next goal, Volpe will tie former Sun Devil <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/marjanovic_antoinette0… Marjanovic</a> for sixth place.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils return to action on Friday (7 p.m. ET) when they travel to Charlotte, N.C., to take on the Charlotte 49ers in a battle of 2-0 teams.<separator></separator>Less than four minutes later the Sun Devils found their way into the Baylor net again when senior forward <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/shoquist_jill00.html">… Shoquist's</a> well-placed corner kick was met by Roth, whose header was so well placed into the goal that a play by the defense was not possible on the ball.<separator></separator>

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