Junior Natalie Maguire made quite a first impression with the Georgia Gwinnett College women's soccer team, setting a program single-game record by assisting in five goals in a dominating 12-0 victory at Brewton-Parker (Georgia) in Tuesday night's season-opening match in Mount Vernon, Georgia.

Seven different players found the back of the net as the Grizzlies (1-0-0) outshot the Barons (0-1-0) by a decisive 41-0 margin in the victory.

Maguire assisted on the visitors' first four of the team's eight second-half goals. She broke Valeria De Santiago's previous record of four assists in a match against Bob Jones University (South Carolina) during the program's inaugural season in 2012.

Meanwhile, senior Aurora Miglio netted a hat trick – all coming over the course of the second half (48-, 52- and 60-minute mark), while junior Samara Dullabh scored a goal in each half and freshman Lim Soo Yeon came off the bench to register a pair of goals during the final 45 minutes of the match.

Senior Pernilla Westergren set the tone for GGC's strong second-half performance by scoring a goal 16 seconds into the period.

In the first half, senior Ola Orelesi scored and provided an assist to give the visitors an early 4-0 advantage. The 2023 third NAIA All-America team selection opened the scoring with her second career goal in the 19th minute of the match.

Less than a minute later, Dullabh gave the team a 2-0 advantage that had Maguire providing a crossing pass to the left side of the pitch.

The lead grew on the first career goal by sophomore Kayla Maguire in the 27th minute and when junior Grace Clark converted a corner kick into Davis' first goal in the 44th minute.
  "It was a good start to the season. I'm pleased that we showed that we're unpredictable to defend against (having nine goals with an assist). We played hard and well for the entire 90 minutes. We really wanted the forwards to feel what it is like to score goals and see the ball go into the back of the net," said Head Coach Dr. Mike Giuliano.
  The Grizzlies turned up the pressure on their opponent in the second half, tallying five goals in the opening 15 minutes of the period. Senior Aurora Miglio netted a hat trick and junior Natalie Maguire assisted on the first four goals of the period to give her a single-game program record with five assists.
  19' – Ola Orelesi, GGC (unassisted)
20' – Samara Dullabh, GGC (Natalie Maguire)
27' – Kayla Maguire, GGC (unassisted)
44' – Kendra Davis, GGC (Ola Orelesi, Grace Clark)
46' – Pernilla Westergren, GGC (Natalie Maguire)
48' – Aurora Miglio, GGC (Natalie Maguire)
52' – Aurora Miglio, GGC (Natalie Maguire)
54' – Samara Dullabh, GGC (Natalie Maguire)
60' – Aurora Miglio, GGC (unassisted)
68' – Lim Soo Yeon, GGC (Rikke Steenhold)
69' – Kendra Davis, GGC (Stella Van Der Sluis)
71' – Lim Soo Yeon, GGC (Thilde Engholm)
 

• The Grizzlies outshot Brewton-Parker by a 41-0 margin
• Nine of the team's 12 goals had an assist
• GGC registered 10 corner kicks across the 90 minutes of action
• Sophomore Riko Yasuzawa led the Grizzlies with six shot attempts

• Tuesday was the season-opening match for GGC and Brewton-Parker
• The Grizzlies opened the season against an in-state opponent for the third consecutive season
• Georgia Gwinnett College has won all four all-time meetings against the Barons
• The team has a 9-4 all-time record in season openers, including a 6-2 mark under Head Coach Dr. Mike Giuliano

Georgia Gwinnett College is scheduled to host Montreat College (North Carolina) in the team's home opener on Saturday, August 24, from the Grizzly Soccer Complex, starting at 4 p.m.