MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The #7 University of Tennessee Southern women's soccer team found the net five times in a 5-nil rout of Mount Vernon Nazarene on Friday.

UT Southern (3-1-1) controlled the first half outshooting the Cougars 11-4. Hikaru Uchida (assist Mia Saum) started the onslaught in the fifth minute. With a lone goal lead, Nao Katamoto would double it in the 20^th minute. Katamoto would close out the brace in the 23^rd minute finishing the Marina Nawa pass. UT Southern would lead 3-nil at the half.

In the second half, Mount Vernon Nazarene (1-3) would try to close the gap early on, but the Firehawks would add two more goals to seal the win. In the 73^rd minute, Uchida finished her brace from the Miran Sakai lag. Nawa would mop up an Uchida pass in the 77^th minute to make the final score 5-nil. UT Southern led 15-10 in shots and shots on goal 10-1.

Layken Stockstill (3-0-1) recorded one save in 33 minutes. Petra Brncova and Hallie Cherry would not face a shot during the remaining minutes.

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The Firehawks will travel to Lima, Ohio. to face Northwestern Ohio on Sunday, Sept 3^rd at 11 a.m.

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