----Junior striker Lauren Franzen scores the third of her goals on the day. Franzen also had an assist.

By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information

WILDER, Ky. – Lauren Franzen scored three goals and assisted on another to lead Northern Kentucky University to a 4-0 victory over Concord (W. Va.) in the John Toebben Classic presented by National City on Sunday morning.

With the game scoreless five minutes into the second half, Cara Alldred dribbled the ball up the middle and passed outside to Brandi Doss. Doss centered the ball to Franzen, who slid a shot just inside the left post to open the scoring.

Franzen’s second goal came four minutes later off a takeaway by Alldred. The NKU captain then found Franzen, who fired a shot toward the top right corner that glanced off Concord goalkeeper Sarah Coelho’s hands into the net.

Ashley Warndorf increased the lead to 3-0 after picking up a loose ball on Concord’s side of the field. She found Franzen on the right side once again, but the junior centered the ball right back to Warndorf from point-blank range.

Franzen’s hat trick came less than a minute later, as Alex Armstrong stripped the Concord defense and passed ahead to a wide-open Franzen, who buried a shot into the net to close out the scoring.

The NKU defense was dominant, allowing just one shot the entire game. Alayna Fontaine did not see a shot on goal as she picked up her second straight shutout.

The Norse (2-0) will travel to play Findlay on Friday afternoon.

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