MOUNT VERNON – The Rams received goals from four different players en route to a 4-0 Midwest Conference women's soccer win over Illinois College on a chilly Thursday night at home.
 
Cornell (3-10-2 overall, 2-1-1 MWC) registered its second consecutive shutout and climbed to fourth place in the MWC standings with seven points halfway through the league schedule.
 
Fifth-year Sam O'Brien set the tone early for the Rams, booting a feed from Elise Hermiston into the left corner of the net at the six-minute mark.
 
The score stood 1-0 midway through the second half, when Cornell quickly broke away from the Lady Blues (0-11-1, 0-4) with three goals during a 10-minute stretch.
 
Sanne Croes connected on a penalty kick – her team-high fourth goal of the season – in the 64th minute to push Cornell ahead 2-0. Elissafe Moreno fire a goal at the 67-minute mark, and then assisted Maddalin Doran for the team's final tally in the 74th minute.
 
O'Brien paced Cornell's attack with four shots, followed by Croes with three. The Rams outshot the visitors by a 12-7 margin.
 
Goalkeeper Sabrina Ibanez had two saves over 76 minutes. Krystin Kamrath came on to complete the shutout.     
 
Coming up – Cornell travels to play league leader Lake Forest (9-3-3 overall, 5-0 MWC) at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Lake Forest, Ill.