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stranahan
0
Urbana URB (0-1-0, 0-0-0 MEC)
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Winner Daemen DAEW (1-0-0, 0-0-0 ECC)
Urbana URB
(0-1-0, 0-0-0 MEC)
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Final
7
Daemen DAEW
(1-0-0, 0-0-0 ECC)
Winner
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Team 1 2 F
Urbana URB 0 0 0
Daemen DAEW 2 5 7

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | By Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for External Operations & Communications

Women's Soccer Blasts Urbana In Season Opener

Seven-Goal Spread Is Largest Margin Of Victory In Program History For A Season Opener

AMHERST, N.Y. - Six different players scored as Daemen College erupted for a 7-0 victory over visiting Urbana University today in non-conference women's soccer action. The seven-goal difference marks the largest margin of victory for the Wildcats in a season-opening game dating back to the inception of the program in 2000. 

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Senior Jamie Boyar picked right up where she left off, scoring two first half goals to put the Wildcats in control. Boyar netted the Wildcats' first goal of the season at the 5:21 mark, and made it 2-0 with her tally at 21:19. 
  • The Wildcats poured it on in the second, getting goals by five different players.
  • Veterans Lindsay Ciaramella (St. George, Ont.) and Sarah Kenny (Perth, Australia) notched goals within 42 seconds of one another, making the count 4-0 less than 10 minutes into the second half. Redshirt senior Erin Egan (Williamsville, N.Y.) assisted on the Ciaramella goal, and Ciaramella picked up the assist on Kenny's marker. 
  • Sophomore Grace Stranahan (Grand Island, N.Y.) scored at the 58:56 mark off a feed from Boyar. 
  • The Wildcats added tallies in the final 10 minutes of the contest by freshmen Faye Panagopoulos (Kenmore, N.Y.) and Alyssa Mercado (Ontario, Calif.). Mercado and junor Aryana Dreyer (Orchard Park, N.Y.) earned assists on the plays.
  • Junior goalkeeper Maddie Flores (Seattle, Wash.) made nine saves to pick up the fifth shutout of her career.


HEAD COACH DAN DOLAN POST-GAME COMMENTS
"Second half, we had everyone contributing. We had some really nice plays, some good 45 balls, balls across the six, beat players one-v-one. So, a lot of confidence out of our team, individually and as a team. Again, we're pretty excited to get going for the second game."


GAME NOTES
  • Boyar's two tallies today give her 39 for her career; she stands 15 shy of the program record for career goals (54) set by Kim Walker from 2003-06
  • It also marked the 10th multi-goal game of Boyar's career; Daemen is 10-0 in those contests, and 18-5-1 when she scores at least once
  • Boyar's second-half assist was the 89th point of her career; with one more point she'll join Walker and Samantha Engel as the only players in program history to reach 90. 
  • Ciaramella's goal was the fourth of her career, and Daemen is 4-0 all-time when she scores. 
  • Daemen outshot Urbana 24-14 overall and 15-9 in shots on goal.
  • Daemen is now unbeaten (2-0-1) in their last three season openers; the Wildcats are 8-2-1 in season openers under Dolan who took the reins in 2009; it also marked Dolan' 89th win as head coach.
  • Daemen's previous largest margin of victory in a season opener was an 8-2 win over SUNY Canton in 2011. 

UP NEXT
The Wildcats travel to face Mansfield University in a non-conference contest this Sunday, Sept. 8. 


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