Box Score LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Tara O'Brien (Twickenham London, UK/St. Mark's Catholic School) scored three goals in the first 20 minutes as the Lincoln University women's soccer team blanked Ohio Valley University, 4-0, on Saturday afternoon at Lincoln University Stadium.
 
O'Brien, who is just two goals shy of tying the single-season school record of 14 held by Stephanie Anderson (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area HS), opened the scoring in the 3^rd minute as she launched a shot just outside the penalty area that beat Fighting Scots goalkeeper Mary Salas for the goal to give Lincoln a 1-0 lead.
 
The sophomore midfield struck with a pair of goals within a minute of each other to complete the hat trick.
 
In the 19^th minute, O'Brien, who now has three hat tricks on the season, scored off an assist by Emily Woodruff (San Diego, CA/Madison HS) and in the 20^th minute, O'Brien fired a free kick from about 30 yards out that beat Salas to the far post to give the Lady Lions a 3-0 advantage.
 
Her fourth goal of the afternoon came off an assist by Haley Hendricks (Carlsbad, Calif./Carlsbad HS) on a corner kick in the74th minute. Hendricks' long cross found the head of O'Brien to give Lincoln a commanding 4-0 lead.
 
Sima Sinforosa finished with four saves in goal for Lincoln (3-3), while Salas had one save and Brianna Rice added two saves for the Fighting Scots (1-6).
 
The Lady Lions out-shot Ohio Valley, 13-9, and held a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks. With the victory, Lincoln improved to 2-1 at home and avenged an 8-0 loss last season to the Fighting Scots.
 
The Lady Lions travel 3 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28 to Salem, W.Va., to take on Salem International.