Box Score

Thomas University's Women's Soccer team (7-4) (TSC 4-0) conquer conference opponent Ave Maria (3-5) (TSC 0-4) in a 5-0 blowout.

The Lady Night Hawks started out the match with the upper hand when Senior Jenny Hernandez (1G) drove home the first goal of the game within the first two minutes of the match, giving TU the 1-0 lead over the Gyrenes.  The first half became an exhibition of defenses as both teams remained scoreless for the next 43 minutes of the first half.

Thomas wasn't content with just a one goal lead. Freshman Sarah DiLoreto (2G, 1A) netted a goal from a double assist off the boots of Junior Alyssa Denton (1A) and Junior Adrianna Johnson (1A) just two minutes into the second half, securing a 2-0 lead over AMU.  Junior Jessica Straquadine (1A) placed the ball with pin-point accuracy to assist DiLoreto to her second goal on the day, leading the Gyrenes 3-0.  At the 72^nd minute of the game, TU added to the lead when DiLoreto set up an assist for Freshman Bethany Chamberlain (1G) to increase the deficit to 4.  Junior Mackenzie Dolan (1G) added another goal with just 8 minutes left to play as she delivered a goal on a penalty kick (PK).

With the win over Ave Maria, the Lady Night Hawks collect 15 points in their 2014 Sun Conference campaign and their second shutout.

Head TU Women's Soccer Coach, Julie Orlowski commented on the game, "We had a couple mistakes, we dominated ball possession, and we put together a decent 90 minutes. As we move through the season, we will work on correcting these mistakes and work to continuously put ourselves in advantageous situations in order to get the results."

Friday, October 10^th at the Thomas University Soccer Complex, the Lady Night Hawks will face off against the South Carolina-Beaufort Sand Sharks at 2:00 P.M.

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