NEWBERRY, S.C. - On Senior Day, Newberry shut out the Trojans of Mount Olive University 6-0 at Setzler Field. With the win the Wolves have started their season 3-0, the best in school history. 

Newberry got on the board first early in the first quarter. Junior midfielder Kelli Marshall got her second goal of the season on a pass from freshman defender Hailey Moore off a corner and putting in the net, putting the Wolves up 1-0 at the 04:42 mark. Newberry's second goal again came off of a corner, as senior forward Farai Kawonde, one of two seniors honored after the game, scored her second goal of the season at the 13:38 mark, increasing the lead to 2-0. 

The second quarter was scoreless until the 29:27 mark, as freshman midfielder Caitlin Wassermann scored her second goal of the season on Moore's second assist of the game off a corner, giving the Wolves a 3-0 lead going into intermission. After a scoreless third quarter, Newberry tacked on three more goals in the final seven minutes of the contest, resulting in the six point margin of victory.

At the 53:02 mark, freshman forward Lily Drury scored her third goal of the season, putting the Wolves up 4-0. Then at the 55:47 mark freshman forward Mia Marshall got her first goal of the season on a pass from junior forward Michaella Pirozzi, giving Newberry a 5-0 lead with less than five minutes left in the game. Drury wrapped up the scoring for the Wolves at the 58:15 mark, scoring her second of the game and her fourth of the season off of a Wassermann pass, giving the Wolves a 6-0 lead and allowing Newberry to celebrate Senior Day in style. 

Drury led Newberry with four shots on goal and two goals. Kawonde also chipped in with a goal and two shots on goal. Junior goalkeeper Grace Lee played all 60 minutes, allowing no goals on one save and took the win (3-0).  

It was a complete victory on both sides of the ball. Newberry outshot the Trojans 21-2, including 12-1 in shots on goal. Newberry didn't allow a shot until halfway through the third quarter. Newberry also led in penalty corners, 14-2, with half of their goals coming off of corners.

Inside the Boxscore

• Drury leads the team in minutes (145), goals (4), points (8), shots (13) and shots on goal (8).
• The 6-0 win was the second shutout in three games for the Wolves and the largest margin of victory this season, resulting in a season record 16 points.

Up next
Newberry has completed their regular-season home slate. The Wolves begin a three-game road trip to end the regular season. The Wolves were originally scheduled to play at Coker on Mar. 9 at 4:00 p.m. but was postponed due to COVID protocols on the Coker team. Newberry will instead travel to Limestone on Mar. 19 for an 8:00 p.m. start while the Coker game will be announced at a later date.