Box Score LEXINGTON, Va.- Sophomore Jocelyn Murdoch and freshman Emily Kink each scored twice as Austin Peay State University women's soccer team won its season-opener, 6-0, at Virginia Military Institute, Friday afternoon.

It marked the first season-opening win since the 2003 season, and was a solid follow up to the 8-0 exhibition win against Freed-Hardeman, last week. The Lady Govs marked improvement in team speed and stamina turned a scoreless halftime tie into six second-half goals.

Kink opened the scoring only three minutes after the break with a 25-yard shot and Murdoch followed with her first goal on a similar attack from the opposite side. Kink knocked in a one-timer in the 59^th minute off a feed from freshman Joceline Quiceno to make it 3-0.

"A second-half burst is good," Guth said. "If you come out slow in the first half, you don't want to have to play from behind. We made some adjustments at halftime and picked up the intensity in the second half. We changed gears and made that a priority. It was then that we started attacking them in the open field."

Credit the Lady Govs with reacting to that sense of urgency, something that could be related to the added depth provided from a number of newcomers seeing significant playing time. Last season, the Lady Govs struggled late in games due to having a limited number of available players.

Sophomore Laurena Robinson scored on an assist by Kink in the 73^rd minute and Joceline Quiceno found her second goal on a 10-yard quick hitter to beat the keeper. Freshman Andy Quiceno led Murdoch to her second goal in the 89^th minute to set the final 6-0 margin.

"It was exciting to see a number of different players score," Guth said. "Emily and Jocelyn had standout games, but we also had strong performances from (senior) Samantha Northrup and Joceline Quiceno in the midfield. (Senior) Hannah Jones and (junior) Sara Kluttz did a great job anchoring the defense."

The Lady Govs outshot VMI 21-8, with no Keydet shots on goal. Eleven different players managed a shot for the Lady Govs, while Kink and Murdoch each had four shots on goal to lead the charge.

Austin Peay returns to action with its home opener, a 7 p.m., Monday, game against Lipscomb at Morgan Brothers Soccer Field.

-AP-