GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— Freshman Brooklyn Baird notched her first two career goals while fellow freshman Ellie Duncan added the first of her career as well in a 4-0 Colorado Mesa University NCAA Division II South Central Regional women's soccer win over visiting St. Mary's (Texas) University on Saturday here at the Community Hospital Unity Field.
 
Senior Kylie Wells also added her third goal of the young season to open the scoring in the 23^rd minute as the Mavericks posted their second 4-0 victory over a regional and Texas opponent in the last 48 hours.  Wells has had the game-winner in both for the nation's 22^nd ranked Mavs, who were also 4-0 winners over St. Edward's on Thursday night in their season-opener.
 
Keely Wieczorek made four saves for the Mavs to pick up her second straight shutout while extending her new CMU career shutout record to 22.
 
CMU, 2-0 this season, is now unbeaten in ten straight home games (9-0-1) since the start of 2024.
 
The Mavs finished Saturday's win with an 11-10 advantage in shots although St. Mary's (0-1-1) had a 7-5 edge in the second half.
 
The Mavericks got the scoring started executing a free kick to perfection in the 23^rd minute.  Wells headed the ball in off a Mari Ige assist, moments after Sarah Dunn played the ball short, tricking the Rattler defense, which was expecting Dunn to send it in from the free kick spot.
 
The Mavs then doubled the lead to 2-0 in the 38^th minute as Baird knocked the ball into an open net off a Parker Mairs cross.  Ally Wachtel also picked up the secondary assist after sending a nice lone cross-field pass.
 
Trailing 2-0 at the half, the Rattlers came out strong in the second as Shelby Paniagua put shots on target in the 47^th and 49^th minutes.  The second of those came on a breakaway that as Wieczorek charged out to make her best save of the season to maintain the Mavs' 2-0 lead.
 
The Mavericks then took a 3-0 lead in the 69^th minute as Bree McCullough headed a clearance near the top of the penalty area that Duncan was able to chip in over Rattler reserve goalkeeper Quetza Garza for her first career goal.
 
Baird then scored her second goal just after the 86-minute mark on a well-executed passing exchange with Olivia Barrett.
 
The Mavericks will remain at home to face Northwest Nazarene next Thursday (Sept. 11) at 7 p.m.