Steinbruch Ties Record in Hurricanes Blowout Win
Aug. 22, 2010
DeLAND, Fla. –
The University of Miami soccer team (1-1-0, 0-0 ACC) dominated play against the Stetson Hatters (1-1-0, 0-0 A-Sun), in a 6-0 rout Sunday afternoon at the Stetson Soccer Complex.
In just the 13th minute senior Brittney Steinbruch scored what proved to be the game-winner on an assist from freshman Blake Stockton. With the goal, the Wyckoff, N.J. native tied UM great Britney Butcher (2001-04) for the most career goals in school history at 29.
“I’m honored to be recognized for the goal, but the most important thing that happened today is that this team got a great first win,” said Steinbruch. “We have an awesome season to come and everyone is working hard to prove that. I couldn’t be any more proud to be a part of this team right now.”
Miami dominated possession the remainder of the first half, but was unable to find the back of the net again.
That all changed in the second. Miami pelted the Stetson keeper with 16 shots, five of which that couldn’t be saved.
Just five minutes in the period, Lauren Singer scored unassisted, then Kate Howarth netted her first of the season in the 58th minute on a feed from freshman Tara Schwitter.
Sophomore Fatima Nasser scored her first collegiate goal in the 64th minute and less than two minutes later, freshman Kelley Griffin took a Julianne Rickers pass and scored her first collegiate goal.
The sixth and final goal of the match also was a career-first. Junior Brittany Bucknor finished a beautiful pass from Olivia Ching to end the day’s scoring.
Earlier in the week, it was announced that the Hurricanes would team-up with UM alum Kristen Kenney’s MALAIKA FOR LIFE organization in Scoring Goals to Save Lives. The premise of the initiative sees the soccer program donate $10 to the charity for every goal scored throughout the season.
The match was called due to lightning in the area after the Bucknor goal.
“We were hungry to get a result today and I loved the mentality from the start,” said head coach Tricia Taliaferro. “We are a dangerous offensive team and it showed with six different players tallying goals.”
The six goals in the win was the most scored by the Hurricanes since an 8-0 win over Alabama A&M in 2007. It was also the first time since a 10-0 win – also at Stetson on Oct. 27, 2001 – that UM had six or more players score a goal in a match.
With three saves on the day, junior keeper Vikki Alonzo and the Miami defense recorded their first shutout of the season. Alonzo extended her program-best career record to 18.
Miami’s next match is again on the road as it faces the Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette, Ind. on Friday, Aug. 27th at 5:30 p.m. The ‘Canes will open their home schedule on Tuesday, Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m. when it faces in-state foe Florida Gulf Coast at Cobb Stadium.
“We have said that our goal is to get better each game and this week we will focus our attention on Purdue,” added Taliaferro.
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