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Delaware 3, UMBC 0
Aug. 29, 2000

Rachel Bersin picked
up the shutout in the win

NEWARK, DE -- Freshmen Ginette Buffone (Enfield, CT/Loomis Chaffee) and Ginna Lewing (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury) started their collegiate careers off with a bang as the Delaware women's soccer team defeated UMBC, 3-0, in its season opener at rain-soaked Delaware Field.

Lewing headed in a corner kick from Buffone just 10 minutes into the game to give the Blue Hens the early lead. Eight minutes later another freshman, Elizabeth Garufi, scored off a feed from Brittany Campbell to make it 2-0.

With just over two minutes remaining in the half Megan McFadden scored off of a beautiful one-touch pass from Campbell to give Delaware a 3-0 halftime edge.

Rachel Bersin (Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater Raritan) and the Blue Hen defense made the lead stand up. Delaware only allowed nine shots, and Bersin made five saves to collect her fourth career shutout. Delaware has shutout UMBC in all five meetings in Newark.

The Blue Hens, who have won four straight season openers under coach Scott Grzenda, will host Kent State Friday at 4 p.m at Delaware Field.

 

AGATE:

UMBC..............0....0....- 0
DELAWARE...3....0....- 3

 

SCORING: First half: UD - Lewing (Buffone) 10:09; UD - Garufi (Campbell) 18:11; UD - McFadden (Pollaro, Campbell) 42:50. Second half: NONE. SHOTS: UD 12, UMBC 9. SAVES: UD - Bersin 5; UMBC - Jantz 1 (22:14), Hicock 2 (22:14 of 1st, 77:46). CORNER KICKS: UD 8, UMBC 4. OFFSIDES: UD 5, UMBC 1.

 

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