With goals so hard to come by in soccer, scoring one is always special. The first goal the Bryn Mawr girls soccer team put in against Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference rival Severn on Wednesday -- All-Metro senior Riley Barger scoring from an assist by sophomore Danielle Hogarth -- was more than that: It was picture perfect.

Midway through the scoreless first half, Hogarth collected a ball just past midfield and took a quick look up. What she saw was Barger making a smart run to her left. Hogarth threaded a pinpoint through ball between a couple defenders that found Barger in stride around the 18-yard mark.

After a couple dribbles got Barger inside the box, she unleashed a perfectly placed, left-footed shot that hit the far post and went in.

The game's all-important first goal took Hogarth's vision and precise touch, followed by Barger's sense of where she was on the field and a poised finish.

The Mawrtians, two-time defending league champions, got three goals from Hogarth and one more from Berger in the second half to go on to a comfortable 5-0 win.

It put Bryn Mawr (8-3 overall, 6-0 in the league) in the driver's seat for the top seed of the upcoming playoffs, while handing the upstart Admirals (8-3, 4-1) their first league loss.