AMHERST, N.Y. – Senior Alyssa Diaz (Rochester, N.Y.) and junior Kylie Miranto (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) each recorded a goal and an assist while junior goalkeeper Becca Schultz (Grand Island, N.Y.) made nine saves to spark the Daemen University women's soccer team to a 2-0 non-conference victory over Clarion University this afternoon at Karrer Field. 

The win marked Daemen's fifth in their last six games, evening their overall record at 5-5. Clarion, a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, dropped its ninth straight contest, falling to 1-9 on the season. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS
• After a low event first half, Miranto opened the scoring in the game's 52nd minute when she took a crossing feed from Diaz at the rear post and deflected the ball over the goal line. Sophomore midfielder Magda Carpenter (Lebanon, Conn.) picked up a secondary assist on the play as her pass sent Diaz scooting up the right sideline. 
• A short time later, in the 58th minute, Miranto returned the favor as her crossing feed to the left side of the box found a streaking Diaz who tapped a shot past CU's sprawling goalkeeper Alex Velez and into the right corner of the goal, giving Daemen its two-goal cushion. 
• Among Schultz's saves was a sprawling stop in the 53rd minute of the contest on a low shot from CU's Clario Dobb, keeping what was just a one-goal lead, at the time, intact. 
• Senior Baylin Tighe (Tonawanda, N.Y.), juniors Nevada Hahn (Lancaster, N.Y.) and Aleksa Lelis (Rochester, N.Y.) and freshman Allie O'Donnell (Georgetown, Ont.) saw the bulk of the defensive action in front of Schultz, helping the Wildcats pitch their third shutout of the season. Defensive midfielder Madita Zeitz (Malsch, Germany) chipped in as well, as did Diaz, who started on defense, but later moved to forward in a halftime coaching adjustment that paid serious dividends. 
 
GAME NOTES
• Daemen improved to 4-0-1 in the all-time series with Clarion which dates back to the 2017 campaign.
• The Wildcats also improved to 11-0-2 in their last 13 games against teams from Pennsylvania, a string that dates back to 2018. Daemen's last loss to a Keystone State opponent came on Sept. 18, 2018 to Mercyhurst University. 
• Today's game was just the second at home this season for the Wildcats as they improved to 2-0 at Karrer Field. Daemen is unbeaten (7-0-1) in its last eight regular season home games. 
• Miranto's goal was her team-leading eighth this season and the 29th of her career. She stands just one goal shy of becoming just the fourth player in program history with at least 30 goals. Her three-point effort today gives her 67 in her career, passing Alicia Vasiloff for fifth in program history.
??????• Diaz notched her second goal and her team-leading fifth assist while appearing in just her sixth game of the season. Her 46 career points are 10th best in program history. 

UP NEXT
The Wildcats return to action this Wednesday, Oct. 16 when they travel to Colchester, Vt. to meet Saint Michael's College in a non-conference affair. 
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