Field Hockey

Delaware Valley College 9, Cedar Crest College 0

DOYLESTOWN (PA) - Junior forward Michelle Cernoybl tallied four goals and two assists and, in the process, tied the Delaware Valley College all-time record for goals as the Aggies routed visiting Cedar Crest College, 9-0, in a non-conference game.

The win improved Delaware Valley to 5-0 and the first such start in the 34-year history of the program. The five-game winning streak ties a school record that was set two previous times including last year and the Aggies have now won eight straight regular-season games dating back to last year. The only setback during that time was a semifinal playoff loss to eventual Freedom Conference champion King's College.

Cernobyl has scored in every game this season, including a pair of four-goal efforts, and already has 13 goals and four assists for 30 points in just five games. The goal and point totals are already career highs for the all-conference forward and just two shy of tying the Aggie single-season marks in both categories - both set by Diane Bradley in 1981.

Tuesday's output upped Cernobyl career goals total to 38 and tied her with Kristin Cottman, who set the mark from 2001 to 2004. Cernobyl now has 87 career points and is just two behind Cottman's record total in that category.

Despite having three players out with injuries, Delaware Valley scored four goals in the first 10 minutes of the game, including three in a 48-second span. Cernobyl began the scoring spree by taking a pass from Amy Stafford and hitting the cage at the three-minute mark. Cernoybl struck again off an assist from Stephanie Dec with 25:51 remaining in the half and they then traded positions as Cernoybl set up a Dec goal just 17 seconds later. Bethany Pavlik followed with an unassisted tally 31 seconds later for a 4-0 Aggie lead.

Delaware Valley added four more tallies in the first half for an 8-0 advantage. Cernoybl notched goal number three off a Pavlik assist with 22:37 remaining and she then fed Danielle Heyne for the first of her two goals with 18:36 left. Pavlik notched her second goal of the game and 10th of the season with 13:27 remaining to move the sophomore into ninth place on the all-time scoring list with 52 points. Heyne completed the first-half scoring off a Marissa Di Miero assist with 1:20 to go.

Cernobyl's fourth goal came in the second half to end the game's scoring. The Aggies held a 36-1 advantage in shots and a 17-2 advantage in corners. Jackie Deschenes recorded one save and her third shutout of the year. Rachel Orlen made 19 saves for the Falcons (0-5).