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Delaware 4, St. Francis (PA) 2
September 25 2002

Blue Hens score four unanswered goals to upend St. Francis

NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware women's soccer team scored four unanswered goals in the second-half to upend visiting St. Francis (PA) 4-2 Wednesday night at Delaware Mini-Stadium.

The Hens' trailed 1-0, when junior forward Francesca Termini gathered a pass from Caryn Blood, and she buried her shot into the back of the net to tie the game 1-1.

Junior midfielder Trisha Breault tapped in a crossing pass from Blood at 66:38 to put Delaware ahead 2-1. Freshman midfielder Mary Beth Creed (Owings Mills, MD/McDonogh) followed with her first collegiate goal, which ended up being the game-winner, at 73:04 to put the Blue Hens up 3-1.

Senior Maria Pollaro scored off a pass from Blood to cap the scoring for Delaware at 74:59. Blood dished out three assists in the match.

Meghan Pearson gave St. Francis the lead in the first-half when she put her shot into the upper-right corner in the 37th minute.

Blue Hen junior goalkeeper Andrea Lunn made two saves in a winning effort, while Allison Tidball hauled in 10 saves. Seven of the saves came on Delaware's first seven shots.

Delaware outshot the Red Flash 21-5.

The Blue Hens (4-3) return to action on Sunday when they host Towson in their Colonial Athletic Association debut at Delaware Mini-Stadium at 1 p.m.

AGATE:

ST. FRANCIS........1...1...- 2
DELAWARE.........0...4...- 4

SCORING: First Half: SF - Pearson 36:08. Second Half: UD - Termini (Blood) 49:57; UD - Breault (Blood) 66:38; UD - Creed (Martinik) 73:04; UD - Pollaro (Blood) 74:59; SF - Kruczek 81:05. SHOTS: SF - 5, UD - 21. CORNER KICKS: SF - 2, UD - 7. SAVES: SF - Tidball 10, UD - Lunn 2. FOULS: SF - 8, UD - 11.

 

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