BLUFFTON, S.C. — Freshmen Pascale Rocca, Olivia Dizon and Maddie Zak scored goals and Chelsie Mummert stopped four of five shots on goal, as the University of South Carolina Beaufort women's soccer team bounced back from last week's tough overtime loss to claim a convincing 3-1 win over visiting St. Andrews on Monday at Fin Land Field. 

The Sand Sharks (5-5) took control early and kept the pressure on until breaking through in the 18th minute, when DeAngelus Anderson lofted a ball over the top and into the box. Goalkeeper Brittany Roberts charged after it, but Rocca — with her back to the goal — was able to able to get just enough on a high kick to spin it back over her head and Roberts' and into the goal. 

That's where it remained until the second half, but the Sand Sharks kept up the attack, peppering 23 shots (11 on goal). USCB had numerous narrow misses, but the Sand Sharks broke through twice in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Dizon made a long run up the left side and dribbled into the box to blast a shot past Roberts for her third goal of the season — matching Stephanie Moldenhauer for the team lead — and a 2-0 lead. 

Zak added her first collegiate goal in the 78th minute, taking a beautiful cross from Jessica Tooley and booting it inside the left post. 

"It's great to see some of the things we've worked so hard on in practice translate to the game," USCB coach Ed Heberling said, calling the performance his team's best offensive showing of the season. "We made some great runs and gave ourselves more chances, and we were able to convert."

Mummert turned in another strong performance in goal. She didn't need to make many saves, but her aggressive play stifled several strong scoring chances. The only goal she allowed came on a rebound, as she was unable to squeeze a hard shot from Kaitlyn Poole, and Cheyenne Felkel slid in and punched it into the goal before Mummert could corral it. 

The win was the Sand Sharks' third in their last four games and evened their record heading into a string of eight straight Sun Conference games to end the regular season. 

"This was a big win for us," Heberling said. "We really wanted to get back to .500 going into conference play. Now we have to take up another notch to be competitive in the conference."

USCB hosts Webber International for its homecoming game at 4 p.m. Friday, then welcomes Warner for a 1 p.m. game Sunday.