Hamden, Conn. (Sep. 4, 2016) ---Delaware State scored on two of its three shots on goal, but it was not enough in a 6-2 loss at Quinnipiac to wrap up a two-match road swing this afternoon. The Hornets split the two contests to stand at 1-4 this season, while Quinnipiac improved to 3-1-1.
The Bobcats scored two goals in the first 10 minutes to key today's win. Sarah Pandolfi had two goals and an assist to lead Quinnipiac.
Kayleigh Leschinski (so.) scored for the second straight match and Savannah Taylor (so.) notched her second career goal to account for DSU's scoring.
Quinnipiac opened the scoring when Nadya Gill fired a shot past Hornet goal keeper Michele Lammers off passes from Pandolfi and Jillian Consolini in the fourth minute.
The Bobcats pulled ahead 2-0 on a goal by Jess Fontaine in the 10th minute.
Delaware State got on the board when Leschinski scored on a free kick from 25 yards out in the 12th minute. She now has two career goals, one in each of the last two matches.
Quinnipiac answered with two straight goals, including Pandolfi's first of the match, to open up a 4-1 lead.
The Hornets scored again in the 35th minute when Toni Washington assisted on Taylor's goal, a left-footed shot past Bobcat keeper Charlotte Edmunds, to pull to within 4-2.
Pandolfi scored her second goal in the first two minutes of the second period to give Quinnipiac a 5-2 lead.
The Bobcats closed out the scoring in a goal by Katrina Friedman in the 76th minute.
Delaware State has scored four goals in the last two contests.
The Hornets return home for their next contest on Sep. 14 against St. Peter's. The match starts at 6 p.m. at Alumni Stadium.
