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Women's Soccer
Delaware Valley 6, Neumann College 3
DOYLESTOWN (PA) - Delaware Valley College received goals from
six different players as the Aggies downed visiting Neumann College,
6-3, in a non-conference game on Homecoming.
The Knights (4-9) took a 1-0 lead just 40 seconds into the contest
on a goal by Debbie Gentry, but the Aggies (3-6-1) responded with
three tallies to take a 3-1 advantage into the intermission. Ana
Mecaj tied the contest 6:58 into the half with her team-best seventh
goal of the year and then assisted on Katie Leach's third goal of
the year with 29:55 remaining. Janelle Smoyer made it 3-1 with 18:03
to go before the half as she took a feed from Stacey Doderer and
connected for second goal of the season.
Neumann closed the gap to 3-2 on a Beth Fickes goal, but Delaware
Valley scored a pair of goals in a 43-second span to open up a three-goal
advantage. Doderer found the net for the fifth time this season
off a Dana Ronyack assist while Kate Decker's unassisted goal was
her third tally.
Christina O'brien scored for the Knights with 18:15 remaining, but
an Aggie player was dragged down in the box 12 minutes later. Senior
defender Lauren Rusnak took the penalty kick and converted it for
her first goal of the season and a 6-3 advantage.
Neumann outshot the Aggies, 29-24. Lindsay Eversole had 12 saves
in the first half for Delaware Valley while Celia Clemens made 10
stops in the second half.
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