CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Graduate student Olivia Hoffman totaled a goal and an assist to lead regionally-ranked Cedarville University to a 4-0 victory over Daemen University here today. Cedarville, which is ranked sixth in the Midwest Region by the United Soccer Coaches, has won four of its last five matches and improved to 5-2-1. Daemen dropped to 0-7-1.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior goalkeeper Tori DeLappi (Medina, Ohio) kept Daemen in the game with several outstanding saves during the first half. She registered seven saves in the first half and the teams entered the break tied at 0-0.
- The host Yellow Jackets broke the scoreless tie four minutes into the second half and then secured the win with two goals in the span of 1:10 midway through the second half.
- Hoffman scored her third goal of the year at 64:42 to give Cedarville a 2-0 lead, and then assisted on a goal by freshman Molly McNeill at 65:52 to make it 3-0.
- The Yellow Jackets finished with a 27-9 edge in total shots and a 14-2 advantage in shots on goal.
- DeLappi stopped a season-high 10 shots before giving way to freshman Becca Schultz (Grand Island, N.Y.) in the 69th minute. Schultz did not register a save over the final 20 minutes. Junior Brooke Ackley went the distance in goal for Cedarville and made two saves en route to her second shutout of the year.
GAME NOTES
- Five of Daemen's first eight opponents are currently ranked regionally by the United Soccer Coaches.
- Today's game marked the sixth all-time meeting, and the first since 2010, between the two former NAIA schools. Cedarville has prevailed in the last three meetings and owns a 5-0-1 advantage in the all-time series.
UP NEXT
Daemen is idle until next Wednesday (Sept. 28) when it travels to Erie, Pa. to face Mercyhurst University. The Lakers are currently ranked sixth in the Atlantic Region by the United Soccer Coaches.
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