PARKLAND – The Pacific Lutheran offense bombarded George Fox with 30 shot attempts as the 17th-ranked Lutes bounced back from Wednesday's defeat with a 3-0 Northwest Conference women's soccer victory over the Bruins Sunday afternoon.

With the win, Pacific Lutheran improved to 13-2-1 overall and 9-2-1 and maintained its position tied with No. 22 Puget Sound atop the NWC standings. George Fox fell to 5-10-2 overall and 3-9-1 in the NWC. The Lutes close out the home portion of the 2015 season next weekend, hosting Whitman on Saturday and Whitworth on Sunday.

"Coming off a loss on Wednesday, we wanted to certainly bounce back," PLU head coach Seth Spidahl said. "We always have to maximize our games at home. But I felt like we had a good week of training, good preparation on Friday and Saturday, so I felt like we were going to be on today."

PLU attempted six shots in the first 12 minutes of play as the Lutes attacked the goal early and often on Sunday. George Fox goalkeeper Morgan Bars made four saves in the first period, holding the Lutes scoreless until the 44th minute when Amber Richards broke through for the first goal of her collegiate career following a pass from Taylor Lunde.

It didn't take long for PLU to extend its lead, as Emily Hanna made it 2-0 less than two minutes into the second half on a long shot from the left corner off an assist by Machaela Graddy. Hanna got the assist on the Lutes' final goal, as Hailey Smoot put it away in the 83rd minute with her first goal of the season.

"Seth challenged us to work hard this week at practice and come out hard against this team," Smoot said. "I'm really proud of the way we all stepped up, especially after the loss earlier in the week."

The Lutes dominated the stat sheet with a 30-7 overall shot advantage that included a 16-1 differential in the first half. PLU finished the day with 14 corner kicks while not allowing George Fox a single corner kick opportunity, and the Lutes finished with 11 shots on goal as Bars totaled eight saves and the three goals allowed.

Takara Mitsui earned her 12th shutout of the season for the Lutes with four saves while playing all 90 minutes in goal. Hanna finished the day with a match-high seven shots, including three on goal, while Graddy added four shot attempts for the Lutes.

"We really talked about being consistent and purposeful and really creating a lot of chances to score, which we did with 30 shots," Spidahl said. "We were able to get three in, so I'm really happy with our performance. Now we look forward to our last weekend at home next weekend against Whitman and Whitworth."