Facing a team that hasn’t won a game in more than a year, Lawrence High’s girls soccer team started fast and never looked back on Thursday against Topeka Highland Park.

The Lions scored five goals in the first 10 minutes and rolled to a 10-0 victory at LHS, ending the game because of the mercy rule with 35 minutes left.

LHS junior forward Skylar Drum completed a hat trick by the ninth minute, which included a score on a give-and-go with freshman forward Anna Chieu. Drum, who was a starter for the girls basketball team, said it doesn’t take long to adjust to playing soccer because “soccer is my favorite sport so that’s what I like to work on.”

Along with Drum’s quick start, sophomore midfielder Sofia Dominguez scored her first varsity goals in the fifth and ninth minutes. On her first goal, she gathered a rebound at the top of the 18-yard box, after Drum hit the crossbar, and drilled a shot to the right side of the net.

“We spread it out, and we had a lot of talking,” Drum said. “I was able to get it out to the wings and they could cross it back and score.”

In the final 30 minutes of the first half, Lawrence’s Mary Carr, Mia Comparato, Carson Drake and Elaine Harris all scored goals for a 9-0 lead at halftime.

Carr scored off of a corner kick when senior Erin Ventura gathered the ball in the box and set up Carr for an open shot.

“I just told the girls it’s pretty much a glorified practice,” LHS coach Matt McCune said. “We were able to work on set pieces, which was great because there’s so much we have to work on in a true practice. It’s also a great non-practice for where we can work on our shape.”

Nearly five minutes into the second half, sophomore Maria Duncan ended the game with a goal assisted by Drum.

“It felt good,” Drum said. “We got everyone involved and we got to work on things that we can’t simulate in practice.”

The Lions only spent a few brief moments on their own half of the field, continually applying pressure on offense with 45 shots (32 on goal).

Highland Park (0-2) was held without a shot, turning LHS goalkeeper Tori Mosakowski and defenders Leslie Ostronic, Bess Davison and Evann Seratte into mostly bystanders. Fellow defender Katelyn McIntyre helped out in the midfield, sending crosses into the box.

“It was exciting to see because you always want to come out sharp, and the girls were hungry from the get-go,” McCune said. “But pretty much they stayed that way. It was evident once they saw what they could do that they wanted to keep that focus.”

Playing much looser than their season opener, the Lions enjoyed the chance to cruise to a decisive victory.

“Definitely got the jitters out and were more prepared,” Dominguez said. “We knew how it was going to go.”

The Lions will travel to Baldwin at 4 p.m. Tuesday.