GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University women's soccer team blanked visiting Marywood University 6-0 in the opening match of the Arcadia Invitational Saturday afternoon at Easton Field. The Knights will face the winner of today's other opening round match between Delaware Valley University and Muhlenberg College.
HOW IT HAPPENED: The Knights jumped out to an early lead as junior
Kayla Haberbosch put home a feed from freshman
Karlie Flowers 4:02 into the contest and never looked back. Classmate
Jess Kelly scored her first goal of the game in the 21st-minute, finishing a pass sent in from the right wing by sophomore
Mia Bertolami to put Arcadia up 2-0 at the half. Junior
Kristen Carrete opened the second half scoring by burying a shot from some 25 yards out 12:25 into the frame; it was the first of four second half goals for Arcadia.
ARCADIA LEADERS: Kelly and Haberbosch scored two goals each in the match to raise their season goal totals to three apiece; Kelly added an assist to give her a game-high five points. Carrete's goal was her first of the season, while senior
Lennon Kramer scored her fourth goal of the year in the second half and also had an assist. Bertolami, Flowers and junior
Tara Smith had one assist each.
IN GOAL: Freshman
Taelor Rivera didn't face a shot as she ran her record to 4-0 with the first shutout of her collegiate career. Aly Moyer totaled 15 saves as she fell to 0-3.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Arcadia dominated the match from start to finish, taking all 32 shots and each of the eight corner kicks in the game. 21 of the Knights 32 shots landed on goal.