Box Score
Allentown, PA
The Cedar Crest Falcons earned their second win of the season as they downed the St.Elizabeth College Eagles, 6-0 at home.
Sophomore Courtney Long (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh), found the net three times to secure her first hatrick for the season. Kim Barry (Greentown, PA/Wallenpaupack Area) also scored more than once as she put two goals under her belt. The last goal came from incoming transfer Breeona Lewis who also found the net for her first time of the season.
In the first half, the Falcons dominated, especially in the attacking third where midfield maestro's Allison Rittle (Fredericksburg, PA/Northern Lebanon) and Kim Barry (Greentown, PA/Wallenpaupack Area) both showed some neat trickery that had the fans on the sidelines particularly thrilled. The first goal came in the 4th minute when Courtney Long (Coopersburg, PA/Southern Lehigh) received a nice ball from Kim Barry (Greentown, PA/Wallenpaupack Area) which she was able to easily pass by the Eagles goalkeeper. Long wasn't finished there , as she was able to put another one in the back of the net, unassisted. That tallies her goals up for the season to a total of 8 in just 5 games. The first half ended with the Falcons leading 2-0.
The second half was much like the first, as the Falcons dominated the majority of the half. Long found the net again in the 60th, before she was substituted. Scoring her first collegiate goal for the Falcons, Junior Breeona Lewis put Cedar Crest in an even better position as they went up 4-0, in the 64th minute, her goal was assisted by Allison Rittle (Fredericksburg, PA/Northern Lebanon). Junior Captain, Kim Barry (Greentown, PA/Wallenpaupack Area) showed her ability when she dribbled by the defense and scored an unassisted goal in the 72nd minute. It didn't take long before the midfielder doubled her goal-tally. Just five minutes later, Barry finished the scoring for the Falcons at 6-0. The shutout wouldn't have been possible without the great saves that Krysten Gillan (Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade H.S.) was able to pull off, with many of them being 1v1 saves.
The offense continued to rule the game as Cedar Crest kept having many goal scoring opportunities that they were just unable to put away towards the end of the game.
Head Coach Sarah Wolcott said after the game; "I thought we possessed the ball better than we have all season. I was really happy with our patience, and how well and often we looked to find feet. I think this win will give us good momentum moving forward.
The Falcons outshot the Eagles 30-6.
Goalkeeper Krysten Gillan (Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade H.S.) made four saves in net for Cedar Crest, earning the win.
It is the second win on the season for the Falcons. The Falcons will be looking to continue their winning ways as they go into their first conference game next Wednesday September 25, 2013 at home against Marywood University at 4pm.
