PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Senior
Sophia Warburton scored a pair of goals and first-year
Anna Button racked up a goal and two assists to send the JWU (Providence) women's soccer team to a 5-0 win over Wentworth Institute of Technology Wednesday afternoon in Conference of New England (CNE) action at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletic Complex.
Junior
Laura Farquhar and first-year
Mia Mangano also netted goals as the Wildcats (4-7-1, 2-2-1 CNE) scored four goals in a span of 5:17 early in the first half to break the match open.
Warburton redirected a pass from Button 9:39 into the match to give the Wildcats the early lead. Less than 30 seconds later, Warburton drilled a shot into the net to double the lead before Mangano chipped the ball over the WIT keeper 59 seconds later to make it 3-0.
Button then stretched the lead to 4-0 at 14:56 when she bent a corner kick from the far left side of the field into the left corner of the net. In the second half, Farquhar picked up her first tally of 2026 when her shot struck the left post and ricocheted into the net.
First-year
Samantha Rodes made the start in goal for the Wildcats and recorded one save to notch her first collegiate win. Senior
Ava Vaughan played the final 45 minutes for JWU, which outshot the visitors 21-7.