Wilmington Tops Mercy College Women's Soccer

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Monday, August 31, 2009


Wilmington Tops Mercy College Women's Soccer

Box Score

DOBBS FERRY, NY - Wilmington University scored three goals in each half to post a 6-2 decision over host Mercy College in non-conference women's soccer action on Monday.

The Mavericks (0-2-0) got on the board first when senior Ann Meenagh (Dublin, Ireland) scored unassisted from the right side seven minutes into the contest.

The Wildcats (1-0-0) evened the score at 1-1 at the 14:38 mark on a header by Brittany Rhodes (Baltimore, MD) off a cross from Samantha Simpson (Middletown, DE). Ashli Gerlach (Red Lion, PA) then gave Wilmington a 2-1 lead at 20:15, and Anna Perrino (Monroeville, NJ) made it 3-1 at the 42-minute mark.

Wilmington got a pair of tallies from Stallone early in the second frame before junior Stephanie Bann (New Cumberland, PA) cut the deficit to 5-2 with her first goal of the season for Mercy.  Klaudia Furman (Baltimore, MD) then added an insurance goal for the Wildcats in the 81st minute.

Freshman goalkeeper Stephanie DiLegge (Bay Shore, NY) stopped 15 shots for the Mavericks.

Mercy will return to action on Wednesday, September 2, at home versus Post University with a 1:00 p.m. kick-off.

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