The No. 25 Georgetown women’s soccer team (9-2-3, 4-0-1 Big East) routed Marquette (7-6-2, 3-1-1 Big East) on Sunday afternoon at Shaw Field, exorcising the memories of a pair of difficult losses with a 4-0 win.

After a series of remarkable first-half saves by senior goalkeeper Emma Newins, senior midfielder Daphne Corboz assisted freshman midfielder Rachel Corboz’s goal, giving Georgetown an early second half lead against the preseason Big East favorites.

By the time the fourth Hoya goal rolled over the Golden Eagles’ goal line, hope and surprise at the Hoyas’ strong start had turned to confidence and pure elation at beating a team which just one season ago had been on the other end of that 4-0 score line.

“We have lost two really tough games to Marquette,” Daphne Corboz said. “Two years ago, in the Big East final, taking a goal in the last minute was devastating. And then last year … well, 4-0 is a huge result. Those are two very tough losses, so to be able to come here and beat them … is really special for all of us. And it’s a moment that we will all remember in our Georgetown careers.”

Despite the convincing final score line, the Hoyas gave up several opportunities to the Golden Eagles, including a one-on-one chance that Newins saved and then saw the rebound shot hit the post. In fact, her performance was so impressive that it won her Big East Defensive Player of the Week honors.

“The first [save was my favorite],” Newins said. “That was a really good opportunity for them with the header, really close on goal. It was basically a reaction save, and I barely saw it coming. But I thought that saved us; if they had scored there, the momentum would have shifted completely.”

Marquette certainly had its chances in the first half, but thanks to a tremendous goalkeeping performance from Newins, the Hoyas had a chance to turn the match around.

“That’s what I told them at halftime: If we can just step up both sides of the ball just a little bit, I had a feeling they would get tired, because they had expended a lot of energy in the first half and maybe could have had a couple,” Head Coach Dave Nolan said. “Then it comes down to big-time players making big plays.”

Daphne Corboz had all four assists on the day, giving her 16 for the season, eight clear of the second-place Big East assists leader and breaking the Georgetown single-season record of 13. She also leads the Big East with 30 points on the season, eight ahead of second place DePaul forward Elise Wyatt. Goals count for two points, and assists for one.

“I got the ball out wide, beat the girl, and played a ball in the box,” Daphne said about the first goal. “And I saw it going to Rachel, and she was able to put in a very good header. And it was just great to connect with her and to be up 1-0 against Marquette.”

Sophomore midfielder Emily Morgan extended the 1-0 lead 20 minutes later from a Daphne Corboz cross after an incredible run that left four defenders behind.

The third goal came off of a Sarah Adams cross that found Big East Rookie of the Week Rachel Corboz wide open to finish her second goal of the match.

Freshman midfielder Taylor Pak scored the fourth goal from a goal-mouth scrum off of a corner kick.

“We knew these two games, Marquette here and at St. John’s, were going to go a long way towards defining our season,” Nolan said. “And we’ve got one of them under our belt and now we’ve got to get ready and play St. John’s up at St. John’s, which is a tough place to play.”

The Hoyas traveled to play the Red Storm (9-5-1, 5-0-1 Big East) late Thursday night.

“It keeps us going in the Big East,” Newins said. “Now we have a chance to win the regular season, and move on into the tournament with no fears of any team, really. Marquette is usually the one that we’re worried about, but we’ve proven today that we can beat them.”

St. Johns came away with a 1-0 victory on a goal by junior midfielder Shelby Halasz.