DOVER, Del. - Nine different
players scored goals as the Delaware State University women's soccer team recorded
their first win of the season in a 12-0 rout of Lincoln University (Pa.) Friday
evening in front of a crowd of 404 at Alumni Stadium.
The
12 goals tallied by the Hornets surpasses a previous school record of eight
goals scored that was set in an 8-1 victory over Concordia (N.Y.) on Sept. 16,
2007. Additionally, DSU scored seven
goals in the second half against the Lions, breaking the record of six set
against Concordia.
With
a combination of goals and assists, DSU collected 33 points, nearly doubling the
previous total of 18 points that was also set against Concordia.
Senior
Michelle Giorgilli (Millville,
Del.), junior Theresa Wappett (Queensbury,
N.Y.) and sophomore Kelly Pelz-Butler
(Silver Spring, Md.) each scored two goals on the night.
"It
was nice for everyone to start to get the goal at the back of the net,"
commented Wappett. "We were able to calm
some nerves, and get some shots off without getting scared to shoot the ball. We know we have to work extremely hard in
practice tomorrow in order to carry this win and momentum over to Sunday's
game."
The
Hornets also saw goals from juniors Candace
Wyre (Smyrna, Del.), Elizabeth
Olivier (Andover, N.J.) and Randall
Marshall (Laurel, Md.), sophomores Kaitlyn
Schech (Abingdon, Md.) and Darcy
Pelz-Butler (Silver Spring, Md.) and freshman Chelsea Boursiquot (Stratford, Conn.). Marshall and Boursiquot each scored goals
earlier in the season.
DSU
opened the floodgates early, scoring their first goal of their night in the
second minute from Wappett. Wyre got in
on the action just four minutes later to give the Hornets a quick 2-0 lead.
The
Lions put more pressure on the Hornets and held them scoreless for the next 24
minutes when Marshall put in a header off of a corner kick from Wappett to go
up, 3-0, in the 30th minute.
DSU saw two more goals to go into halftime with a 5-0 lead.
In
the 48th minute, the Hornets found themselves with a 6-0
advantage. Goals from twins Kelly and
Darcy Pelz-Butler in the 56th and 58th minutes put DSU
up, 8-0. Kelly Pelz-Butler responded
with another goal in the 63rd minute.
Wyre
and junior Kelsey Gibson (Elizabethtown,
N.Y.) executed perfect passes to find Olivier, who put the ball in the net from
about four yards out and take a 10-0 lead in the 71st minute.
Boursiquot
and Schech rounded out the evening for the Hornets, with goals in the 80th
and 84th minutes, respectively.
In
addition to breaking goal records, DSU also recorded 32 shots, four more than
the previous record of 28 set against Howard in 2006 and 20 shots on goal, two
more than the previous record of 18, also set against Howard in 2006.
The
shutout is the second of the season for DSU, who tied St. Peter's earlier in
the year. Freshman Katelyn Koslosky (East Islip, N.Y.) collected six saves on the
night while LU's Sima Sinforosa posted eight saves.
The
win puts the Hornets at 1-5-1 on the season while the loss is the Lions' second
of the season at 0-2-0.
DSU
wraps up their four-game home stand on Sunday with a 1 p.m. matchup against
Canisius College.