W. Soccer disposes of Monmouth

Andrea Callaghan's hat trick helped the Penn women's soccer team win its third straight and stay undefeated. Amidst the cameras, broadcasters and wiring of Comcast Sportsnet, which televised the game last night at 8 p.m., the women's soccer team, led by Andrea Callaghan, easily dispatched the Monmouth Hawks 4-0 yesterday afternoon at Rhodes Field. The Quakers' record now stands at 3-0, as Penn goalkeeper Anne Kluetmeier extended her scoreless streak to 270 consecutive minutes. Jumping into the goal scoring race, Andrea Callaghan scored her first three goals of the season, two in the first half and another in the 74th minute. The hat trick vaulted her over her sister Jill into a tie with senior co-captain Kelly Stevens, who scored the third goal on Wednesday for her third score of the season. From the outset the Quakers established control and continued to pepper Monmouth goalkeeper Kristin Spohn with shots. The final score could easily have been higher as Jill Callaghan missed a penalty kick wide right on Penn's first scoring chance of the game and several other shots were stoned by the Monmouth keeper, notably two point-blank shots less than 10 minutes into the second half. "Jill was taken down in the box," Penn coach Patrick Baker said. "We say whoever steps up and says they want to take it can take it and Jill took it. Unfortunately, she missed." "Spohn went left and Callaghan went right," Monmouth assistant coach Ron Autenrieth said. "She had the right idea and it was a good kick, but just wide right." Autenrieth certainly appreciates the Callaghan sisters' talent as he coaches the twins and Penn freshman midfielder Sarah Campbell when they play club soccer over the summer for the Hazlet, N.J., Storm. The three Quakers also play for the Olympic Development Program in New Jersey. With a plethora of quality forwards, Baker initially had Andrea Callaghan on the bench, but she was brought in at about the 20 minute mark and scored on her second touch, with the assist coming from Shannon Porter. Her second goal went to the far post on an assist from sophomore Kelli Toland. The game's only penalty card was given to Penn midfielder Angela Konstantaras, who received a yellow for enlarging a Monmouth player's shirt by several sizes. With a 4 p.m. start time, the heat and humidity exhausted several players, particularly the Monmouth team, which had only five subs on its bench. By comparison, Penn's depth allowed Baker to keep his players fresh. "On paper our starting 11 is very good, but we have a deep team with players that could start on other teams," Baker said. After the intermission, the Hawks had some of their best possessions. One of just three total shots by Monmouth occurred in the 54th minute as Kluetmeier stopped a rocket shot taken from about 15 yards out. Despite Monmouth's improved second half chances, all the scoring stayed on Penn's side of the tally sheet. With Penn already comfortably ahead 2-0, Stevens shut the door on the Hawks with her score at 67:58 when she beat the keeper to the near-post. "Angela Konstantaras made an awesome pass. The whole team contributed to the play with great passing and Angela made the final pass to the open field," Stevens said. Andrea Callaghan added her third goal at 73:48 when she went to the far-post on the assist from sophomore Emily Goodman. Penn dominated on all the final statistics, including total shots, corner kicks and time of possession. The Quakers' performance only encourages the people associated with the program to think big, including Tony, the head groundskeeper of Rhodes Field: "This team will win their league."