Seniors lead No. 16 WVU past Utah
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MORGANTOWN - No. 16 West Virginia ran its winning streak to four consecutive matches on Sunday, as five seniors stepped up on Senior Day to lead the Mountaineers to a 2-1 victory against Utah inside Dick Dlesk Stadium.
Maya Leoni and Abbey Olexa scored the goals, while Olivia Shertzer, Jacey Rase, Anna Hauer and Leoni added assists to help WVU (9-1-2, 4-1-1 Big 12).
Leoni's goal marked her first of the year and was credited as the game winner, while Olexa notched her fourth goal of the season.
Utah (4-7-3, 1-4-1) got a goal from Shannon Davidson in the 64th minute for the final score of the match.
Olexa got the Mountaineers on the board early at the 8:53 mark, scoring her second goal of the year within the first 10 minutes of play. The Pine Beach, N.J. native scored the goal after a pair of one-touch passes from Leoni and Shertzer.
The 1-0 score line stood at the break, but WVU added on to it soon after halftime with Leoni's first goal of the year. Expert passes once again led to the score for the Mountaineers, as Rase and Hauer were credited with the assists.
In the final stats, WVU led 10-8 in shots and 4-0 in corner kicks, while the two teams tied with five shots on goal each. WVU keeper Bailey Herfurth notched four saves.
With the victory, West Virginia takes a 1-0-1 lead in the all-time series with Utah, as the Utes made their first-ever trip to Morgantown.
The Mountaineers will cap their three-game homestand when they host UCF, at 3 p.m. Friday, inside Dick Dlesk Stadium.