MARIETTA, Ohio – The Marietta College women's soccer team delivered a historic performance Saturday (Oct. 24) afternoon, breaking multiple program records in a 10-1 victory over Muskingum University in Ohio Athletic Conference action at Marietta Field. With the win, the Pioneers improved to 6-8-2 overall and 3-3-0 in conference play. The loss puts Muskingum at 1-12-1 overall and 0-6 in the OAC.
The Pioneers' 10 goals established a new school record for goals scored in a match, surpassing the previous mark of nine goals set against Waynesburg College in 1995. The victory also strengthened Marietta's position in the race for their first Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament appearance since 2003.
Individually,
Jaylyn Thornton (Pataskala, Ohio/Watkins Memorial) matched a program record with five goals, tying the single-match mark established by Anne Eadie in 1999.
Jailynn Woodruff (Wooster, Ohio/Northwestern) added her name to the record book as well, setting a new Marietta single-game record with four assists. The Pioneers also established a new team record for assists in a match with six.
"More program records set," said Marietta head coach
Zack Votra. "An amazing way to celebrate our seniors."
Before the match, the Pioneers had a special celebration for all nine of the seniors.
Francesca Agliolo (San Gabriel, Calif./Mayfield Senior),
Sarah Legg (Edgewood, Ky./Dixie Heights), Tati Grigoriyan,
Delilah Vazquez (Pasadena, Calif./Marshall Fundamental),
Myah Byers (Delaware, Ohio/Delaware Hayes),
Kira Korsak (Chicago, Ill./Livermore (Calif.)),
Dilyn Hunley (Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills), Emily McCollough, and
Carly Lutz (Finleyville, Pa./Seton LaSalle Catholic) were all honored and celebrated for their careers and contributions to the program.
In the first half, the Pioneers seized control almost immediately and never looked back. Just 95 seconds into the match, Woodruff opened the scoring when she found the back of the net at the 1:35 mark to put the Pioneers in front 1-0. The Pioneers continued to apply pressure, earning six corner kicks during the opening 13 minutes. Muskingum goalkeeper Gracyn Armstrong made saves on attempts by
Shelby Carr (Pataskala, Ohio/Liberty Christian Academy) and Thornton to keep the deficit at one.
After
Francesca Agliolo (San Gabriel, Calif./Mayfield Senior) turned away a pair of Muskingum chances from Maggie Short and Emma Morton, Marietta doubled its lead in the 14th minute. Woodruff delivered a pass to
Shelby Carr (Pataskala, Ohio/Liberty Christian Academy), who scored at 13:51 to make it a 2-0 match.
The Pioneers struck again ten minutes later as
Madelyn Call (Letart, W.Va./Point Pleasant) set up Thornton for her first goal of the afternoon at 22:23, extending the lead to 3-0. Thornton wasted little time adding another. Just 1:22 later, Byers found Thornton for her second goal of the game, pushing the advantage to 4-0 at the 23:45 mark.
Marietta continued to dominate possessions and eventually added one more goal before halftime.
Katie Heighberger (LaGrange, Ohio/Saint Joseph Academy) converted a pass from Lutz in the 34th minute to give the Pioneers a commanding 5-0 lead heading into the intermission.
The opening minutes of the second half belonged entirely to Thornton as she completed a combination from
Claire Warren (Logan, Ohio/Logan) and Woodruff to extend the lead to 6-0. Just 62 seconds later, Thornton struck again. Woodruff collected her third assist of the afternoon on the goal at 46:31 as Marietta pushed the margin to 7-0 before the second half was even two minutes old.
Muskingum briefly generated offensive opportunities, forcing replacement Marietta goalkeeper
Sarah Legg (Edgewood, Ky./Dixie Heights) into saves on shots by Lindsay Davis and Savannah Howell. But the Pioneers quickly regained control.
Thornton completed her historic afternoon in the 55th minute when Woodruff delivered her fourth assist of the game and Thornton buried her fifth goal, making it 8-0. Following a corner kick in the 74th minute,
Haley Dawicke (Newport News, Va./Tabb) connected with Grigoryan, who scored to make it 9-0. At 75:20, Hunley found the net for the 10th Pioneer goal of the afternoon, giving Marietta sole possession of the school record and capping one of the most prolific offensive performances in program history.
Muskingum avoided the shutout in the 84th minute when Emma Morton scored for the Fighting Muskies. Legg answered with a save on another Morton attempt in the 86th minute to preserve the final 10-1 margin.
Marietta finished with a 19-9 advantage in shots and a 9-4 edge in corner kicks. Agliolo and Legg combined for six saves in goal.
Marietta returns to action Wednesday (Oct. 28) evening when the Pioneers host Otterbein University at 7 p.m. in the final home match of the 2026 season. The match is scheduled to starts at 7 p.m.
Fans can follow all the Pioneer teams all year long at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
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