PULASKI, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Southern women's soccer squad scored their fastest goal of the season beginning the rout of Point 12-1 on Thursday.  

#12 UT Southern (8-3-1, 3-1) scored five first half goals and denied the Skyhawks a shot in the opening 45 minutes. Maclani Michael scored from the Nao Katamoto and Marina Nawa assist 34 seconds into the match. Nawa would score next in the 10^th minute. Michael would add another in the 12^th minute. Hikaru Uchida would net the fourth Firehawk goal in the 23^rd minute. The final first half goal would occur on a penalty kick by Nawa in the final 10 minutes of the half.  The Firehawks led in shots at the half 15-0.

In the second half, UT Southern would pour on 19 shots and score seven more goals. Again, the Firehawks quickly lit up the scoreboard scoring in the 48^th minute. Miran Sakai got things started giving Katamoto her second assist of the match. Nawa completed a hat trick in the 57^th minute on the Firehawks' second penalty. One minute later, Katamoto would find the net on a third penalty in the match. Uchida scored her brace goal in the 69^th minute. Jessica Glassman would make it 10-nil in the 71^st minute. Katamoto scored her second goal in the 82^nd minute. A couple of minutes later, Point (1-6-3, 0-3-1) would find the net off a penalty to draw closer at 11-1. Kenzie Shelton added a final minute goal to match the Firehawks' ranking with 12 goals. UT Southern would lead in shots 34-2 and hold a 23-2 shot on goal margin.

Layken Stockstill (8-2-1) didn't face a shot in under 12 minutes, and Hallie Cherry would allow one PK goal with one save.

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The Firehawks will host Life at Grissom Pitch on Thursday, October 5. The SSAC match will kickoff at 4 p.m.

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