FERRUM, Virginia -- Bri Bitz's goal in the sixth minute of play led Ferrum College to a 1-0 women's soccer win over Eastern Mennonite University tonight at Penn-Roediger Field.

RECORDS
Ferrum (5-1-1)
Eastern Mennonite (0-5-2)

THE BASICS
Bitz took a pass from Kayla Fedison and beat Eastern Mennonite goalkeeper Aja Laun at the 5:43 mark to record the lone goal tonight. Ferrum's defense did the rest from there to get the shutout. It was the fifth goal for Bitz this season, and she has a team-high 12 points through Ferrum's first seven games.

Ferrum outshot Eastern Mennonite 33-1 and closed with a 10-3 advantage in corner kicks. Laun posted 14 saves in net for the Royals.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Bitz GW goal; Fedison 1 asst; GK Ashli Wuss (W, 5-1-1) 90 min, 1 save
Eastern Mennonite: GK Laun (L, 0-5-2) 90 min, 14 saves

UP NEXT
Coach Erin Saleeby's team will be back in action Friday, September 22, at home against Virginia Wesleyan University. The ODAC game is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. at Penn-Roediger Field.