LATROBE, PA - Behind multi-point performances from the forward tandem of Hannah Irvine and Tanisha Grewal, the Saint Vincent College women's soccer team shut out visiting La Roche 3-0 in non-conference action on the UPMC Field Turf.

The Bearcats scored two goals in the opening five minutes of regulation and out-shot the visitors 25-3, while rookie goalkeeper Madison Arnold was forced to make just one save to earn her first career shutout, as SVC picked up its first home win of the year and improved to 2-4 overall.

Saint Vincent wasted little time in taking the lead when Irvine one-touched home a pass from Grewal on the doorstep for her first goal of the season to make it 1-0 at the 1:08 mark.

The Bearcats added onto the lead a little over three minutes later on their first corner kick of the afternoon. Irvine took the corner, and lofted it perfectly into the box, a leaping Grewal headed it into the back of the cage to give SVC a two-goal lead at the 4:29 mark.

La Roche had an opportunity to cut into the lead in the seventh minute, but a breakaway attempt went wide. The Bearcats would then regain control for the remainder of the half, out-shooting the Red Hawks 13-0 over the final 35 minutes of the half, but were unable to add a third goal before the intermission.

Over the first half, Saint Vincent held a 16-2 margin in shots and took six of the half's seven corner kicks.

Saint Vincent continued to control possession throughout the early stages of the second frame, taking four shots over the first 11 minutes, but were kept at bay. In the 63rd minute, La Roche had its best scoring chance of the afternoon when a blast from 15 yards was heading toward the cage, but saved by the Bearcats' Morgan Klingeman to preserve the clean sheet.

The Bearcats would then close out the game's scoring with just over 16 minutes left in regulation when Grewal sent home a shot from 10 yards out off of a quick pass from Kylie Albertson to make it 3-0.

Seven different Saint Vincent players accounted for the team's 25 shots on the day, led by 10 from Grewal, five from Jenna Phillips and three from Irvine.

The Bearcats will return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 22, when they travel to central Ohio to face non-conference foe Muskingum University under the lights at 7 p.m.