Center Valley, PA (September 1, 2022) - The DeSales University women's soccer team opened the 2022 season with a 5-0 win over Neumann University in non-conference action at home on Thursday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 5, Neumann - 0
• Records: DeSales (1-0 overall); Neumann (0-1 overall)
• It is the sixth straight season the Bulldogs have won their opening game of the season.
• DSU is now 7-1 all-time vs. the Knights and a perfect 5-0 at home.

How it Happened

• DeSales claimed a 2-0 halftime lead with two first-half goals separated by just under three minutes in the 36th and 39th minute.
• Junior Elizabeth McCarthy opened the scoring with a rocket from about 30 yards out that snuck inside the upper 90 far post for her first career goal.
• Sophomore Emma Ribeiro made it a two-goal game just 2:57 later when she took possession just outside the 18, turned, dribbled past a Knight defender into the box and beat the keeper inside the left post.
• Senior Meghan Foley made it 3-0 in the 64th minute, taking control of a failed clear and hitting a shot that caromed straight down off the crossbar but was ruled over the line for her first marker of the season.
• Junior Kerrigan de Meij got on the board in the 73rd minute taking a pass from McCarthy and scoring just inside the 18, while first-year Madison O'Connor scored in her first collegiate game hitting a one-timer off a nice centering feed from Foley in the 85th minute.
• Junior Hannah Pacheco earns the shutout playing all 90 minutes in goal not needing to make a save.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Foley and McCarthy each earned assists in the win.
• Foley's goal was the ninth of her career.

For the Foes

• Leona Macrina made nine saves in the net for the Knights.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales dominated play out-shooting Neumann, 41-0, including 16 shots on goal.
• The Bulldogs took all nine corner kicks in the game.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs return to action on Saturday traveling to Dickinson College for a non-conference game beginning at 1:00 pm.