Daytona Beach, FL- The Daytona State College women's soccer team displayed its strength with a 2-0 victory over the No. 15 Laramie County CC Golden Eagles in its home opener. The Falcons continued their win streak on Friday night with an impressive performance against Laramie County. Just 17 minutes into the first half, the Falcons put a goal on the board with the help of the Golden Eagles as an own goal was scored by their defense. Sophomore Jada Samuels (Tampa, FL) would send a cross into the penalty area and miscue between the Eagles defender and goalkeeper would lead to the Falcons first goal of the match. Already up 1-0, freshman Jada Clarke (Winter Springs, FL) netted her first goal of the season in the 31st minute.

 Heading into the second half up 2-0, the Falcons would pick up steam and put up 16 shots to the Golden Eagles four.  The two-goal lead would not be relinquished, and Daytona State would pick up the shutout victory on their home pitch.

Sophomore Arianna Kinsley (Estero,FL) put three shots on goal in the match but was unable to find the net. Falcon goaltender Emma Brock Laursen (Randers, Denmark) would pick up her third shutout of the season as she recorded three saves on the evening as the Falcons outshot Laramie County 21-7 with fourteen of those being on goal.

 The Falcons have not given up a goal thus far in their first three games of the 2023 season.

 "It's so nice to be home and play under the lights," Clark said. "We challenged ourselves with playing on the road for the first two games, got some really good results, saw some good things and different tactical situations. This was a culmination of being excited about being home and being able to put everything together we wanted. We spend a lot of time talking about culture and the journey and I am proud of the ladies for their growth every day."

 The Falcons play their next game at home against the USC Lancaster Lancers with a kickoff at 4 pm on Sunday, September 3^rd.