BEAUMONT, Texas – The Lamar University women's soccer team turned in a record-breaking offensive performance in a 13-0 win over visiting Alcorn State on Sunday afternoon.
 
In a gorgeous day under an electric blue sky at the LU Soccer Complex, the Cardinals (4-4-0) set program records for goals in a game, goals in a half (eight) and points (36) while tying the school record with 10 assists. Patricia Lauritzen tied a school record with three goals, all of those coming in the second half.
 
"It's the kind of game we expected," LU coach Orlando Cervantes said. "Alcorn is a rebuilding program under a new coach. "Our goal was to sharpen our play heading into conference play next week. We wanted to build our confidence and give some of our reserves a chance to show what they can do.
 
Alcorn State (0-3-0) started the game with 11 players, finishing with nine after a pair of first-half injuries. Cervantes used liberal substitutions and finished the game with 10 players on the field in an effort to keep the contest competitive.
 
"Give Alcorn State credit. They never quit. That is the most mentally tough team I've seen," Cervantes said. "That's a lesson we can take away from this game. They fought to the very end."
 
It didn't take long for the Cardinals to get on the board, as Jordan Mulnix scored just 119 seconds into the game, scoring from in front of the goal after a beautiful setup from Mari Olastuen and Alexis Aviles. Morgan Burden and Mulnix scored after that to make it 3-0 just 8:11 into the game, ending most of the suspense. Mulnix's goal that made it 3-0 was the 200^th goal in the history of the LU program that started in 2007.
 
Aviles had two goals and an assist for LU, while Mulnix finished with two goals. Morgan Burden, Mari Olastuen, Ana Moreno and Dayna Doizé each had a goal and an assist. Megan Campbell and M.J. Eckart also scored for LU.
 
The Cardinals led 8-0 at halftime, which was more than enough support for LU goalkeepers Lauren Lovejoy and Lauren Bond, who combined for their third shared shutout of the season. Lovejoy started and earned the win, making three saves in her 38:24 of action before giving way to Bond, who made two saves the rest of the way.
 
"I was very happy with the way our defense played, especially in the second half," Cervantes said. "That was something we concentrated on after halftime."
 
For the game, the Cardinals held a 30-12 advantage in shots, including a 16-5 edge in shots on goal.
 
Tristan Smith made three saves for Alcorn State.
 
The Cardinals have scored 30 goals this season, the third-most in school history, behind the 41 scored in 2012, Cervantes' first season at LU, and the 36 scored in 2011.
 
"We have the offensive talent," Cervantes said. "We have a lot of freshmen who are still learning what it takes to be successful at the Division I level. They're getting better all the time."
 
LU hosts Nicholls at 7 p.m. Friday in the Southland Conference opener for both schools before closing out the non-conference portion of the schedule at Texas State at 1 p.m. Sept. 20.
 
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