Freshman midfielder Desiree Parmenter (Temecula, Calif.) shined in the first home soccer match of her collegiate career, scoring a hat trick and assisting on two others to lead the Cougars (2-3) to a 6-1 rout of Mount Marty College (0-4).

The three-goal performance is the first of her career. The Cougars dominated the stat sheet, outshooting the Lancers 24-4, including 14-1 in the first half.

USF also held an 8-2 edge in corner kicks.

Senior midfielder Sarah Stoebner (Sioux Falls/Roosevelt) netted the Cougars' first goal of the game at the 15:20 mark on an unassisted breakaway. Nine minutes later, USF freshman Katie O'Neill (Monticello, Minn.) scored off a precise pass from Parmenter, which would wrap up the scoring in the first half.

At the 71:17 mark, Parmenter played a ball to Stoebner, who took a touch and hit it far post to make it 3-0 in favor of the Cougars.

Parmenter proceeded to go on a personal scoring spree, netting three goals in the next ten minutes to give the Cougars a 6-0 cushion.

Mount Marty scored off of a corner kick with seven minutes left in the match to create the final margin.

Samantha Maybon (Omaha, Neb.) stopped three shots for USF, giving up one goal.

The Cougars will host Briar Cliff University on Saturday (Sept. 17). Kick-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.