While the Knights dominated the stat sheet, a slow first half showed there was a little rust on the two-time defending Mid-Central College Conference champions. They opened the scoring at the 25:14 mark when junior Nikki Schmidt got on the end of a deflection off junior Lauren Gerbick to give MU a 1-0 lead. The teams went into the break after a relatively evenly played half.

However, the Knights really broke loose in the second frame. Just five minutes into the second half, at the 50:26 mark, sophomores Ashley Flewelling and Samantha Cook broke into the offensive third on a two-on-one break. Cook slotted a pass to Flewelling, who was wide in space in the center of the field, and Flewelling slotted her shot past the goalkeeper to give the Knights a 2-0 lead.

Cedarville answered at the 68:14 mark when a penalty kick was awarded on a foul near the penalty spot. Kelly Wise calmly stepped up and slipped the shot past junior goalkeeper Jessica Fisher to cut the gap to 2-1.

But, the Knights were able to put the match out of reach with a goal at the 69:22 mark and a final tally at the 78:39 mark.

Junior Lauren Gerbick scored the goal at the 69:22 mark when she got loose on the break and slotted her shot over the goalkeeper's left shoulder to stake the Knights a 3-1 lead. Junior Kendra Wilmes finished the scoring at the 78:39 mark when she got on the end of a bouncing ball and hit a shot from just inside the six-yard box toward the near left post to give the Knights the 4-1 victory.

Cook finished the match with a career-high three assists, while Gerbick finished with a goal and two assists. Fisher made five saves in the match and recorded her 18th career shutout.

The Knights take next week off before playing host to the Marian University Labor Day Classic at St.Vincent Health Field on Saturday, September 4 and Sunday, September 5. The Knights will open with Cardinal Stritch University on Saturday at 1 p.m. before playing host to the University of St. Francis (Ill.) on Sunday at 1 p.m.

On Saturday, Davenport University will take on the University of St. Francis (Ill.) at 3 p.m., while on Sunday Davenport and Cardinal Stritch will battle at 11 a.m.

LIVE STATISTICS will be available for each match and the Marian University matches will air LIVE at www.muknights.com.