WILKES-BARRE, Pa.-- Eastern University Women's Soccer scored in the seventh minute and never looked back en route to a 6-0 win over the King's College Monarchs in the Freedom Conference opener for both teams. Charlotte Laurie scored twice and Ashley Graybill recorded a goal and an assist to lead the Eastern attack. 

The Eagles (5-3-2, 1-0 Freedom) took control of possession early and earned a pair of corner kicks in the opening five minutes of action. Tess Beckwith nearly opened the scoring off a brilliant through ball from Alli Inch, but King's keeper Laren Duguid came off her line and blocked the ball wide. The reprieve was but temporary for the home side, as the Eagles recovered possession almost instantly, and less than 20 seconds later Beckwith was receiving a pass from Kelsey Doutrich on the right wing. Beckwith's cross landed right at Laurie's feet, and the senior striker made sure with a solid touch to the middle of the open net.

Beckwith scored her third of the year in the 19th minute on a scramble in front of the goal. Alysia Goodman struck a long free kick into the box that a Monarch defender headed back into the playing area. Bethany Engle kept the ball alive with a volley toward Laurie in front of the net, but her shot was blocked before it left her foot. Laurie scrambled to win the ball back as a pair of King's defenders stepped to clear the ball. Beckwith's strength prevailed and she was able to tackle the ball into the goal for a 2-0 edge.

Despite playing into a steady breeze, the Eagles held a 9-0 edge in shots and a 4-0 edge in corners at the intermission.

Laurie picked up her second of the day on a fundamental finish of a great cross from Katie Ruth. Ruth earned the edge up the right side and slipped a pass to the edge of the six yard box. 

Head Coach Dan Mouw was very pleased with the execution out of the intermission.

"Any time you take a 2-0 lead into the half, "he said, "you have to be concerned about complacency in the second half. We had some very specific things we wanted to work on in the second half, and Katie played exactly the right ball. It was great to see her finish the play so well, and Charlotte left no doubt."

Kelsey Doutrich made it 4-0 in the 57th minute after Ashley Graybill earned the box on the right side again. Doutrich had her first two attempts at goal blocked, but she pounded the third swing past a defender and the goalie for her fourth of the year.

Graybill scored her second of the year directly off a corner kick. 

"We want her to serve the ball tight to the goal on that play," Mouw said, " and there was enough traffic in front and bend on the ball for it to go in untouched. We really hoped that today would be the day that we scored on a corner. We have been hitting quality serves all year."

The corners paid off again in the 81st minute as Amy Thomas converted another Graybill serve with a solid header for the final result.

King's (2-7, 0-1) did not record a shot on goal in the contest.

Goodman and the Eastern defense have allowed only one goal in the last 380 minutes of action.