PITTSBURGH—The Pittsburgh Women’s Soccer team used a solid offensive performance to defeat visiting University of Maryland-Baltimore County 3-1 Saturday at Founders Field in Indianola, Pa.

The Panthers’ offense ignited in the ninth minute of play as senior Netta Agredano (Tucson, Ariz./Tucson High Magnet) took a feed from teammates Sara Gutting (Erie, Pa./McDowell) and Corina Sebesta (Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua), to finish the ball past the committed Retriever goalkeeper Robin Babaris. Gutting and Sebesta each earned an assist on the goal.

Pittsburgh’s offense continued to dominate as in the 33^rd minute of play, sophomore Erin Hills (Burke, Va./James W. Robinson Secondary) pounded a free kick into the box to the open foot of forward Jen DeLaHoz (Amawalk, N.Y./Somers), blasted the ball into the net for a quick 2-0 lead. DeLaHoz notches her second goal of the season as well as her first game winning goal as the Retrievers would get on the board with a penalty kick from Missy Moore in the 71^st minute of play.

The final Panther goal came when Agredano pushed the ball deep into the UMBC zone and controlled the ball before dropping it off to Hills, who hit a 22-yard chip shot into the top right corner of the net. The duo of Agredano and Hills finished with a goal and an assist each.

Pittsburgh controlled the contest from start to finish as they held the edge in shots (10-8) and corners (3-1). Panthers net minder Jaime Pelusi (Pittsburgh, Pa./Hampton), faced eight shots while making five saves.

The Panthers return to action Friday, Sept. 12 as they travel to Lehigh for a the beginning of a six game road trip.

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