Teamwork, defense and superb passing resulted in the Stampede's sixth straight shutout Saturday morning as they handily beat the North Bay Elite FC 7-0 at Solano Community College. In the first half, Lily Byrne scored on an assist from Sophia Karperos who followed up a few minutes later with a goal herself on quick breakaway. Yasmeen Dmeiri then scored on a penalty kick and Adeline Umphress finished the half netting a goal from just inside the 18. North Bay suffered two injuries late in the half, forcing them to play one down for the rest of the game.
In the second half, defender Kaitlyn McElhern found an opening on the left side and brought the ball from midfield all the way into the box, finishing an impressive run with a hard low shot into the net, making it 5-0. The final two goals both came from Anne Ayotte, with assists from McKenna Lutzker and Grace Carlson.
Emily Speakman and Sydney Moore contributed strong offense and defense in this impressive win.
