Final Stats
Yonkers, N.Y. – Junior
Eva Lugo (Monteria, Columbia) recorded her first career multi-goal game and
Gabriella Astorino (Warwick, N.Y.) and
Danielle Heumegni (Bronx, N.Y.) each posted a goal and an assist as the College of Mount Saint Vincent Women's Soccer team cruised to a 4-0 Skyline Conference victory over NYU-POLY on Monday afternoon.
The two teams played a scoreless first half on Monday until Astorino broke the ice late in the period with her third tally of the season. She lofted a pass from
Ashley Parise (Bayside, N.Y.) over the NYU-POLY keeper in the 41
st minute to notch her second game winning goal of the season.
After taking the 1-0 lead into halftime in the contest, Mount Saint Vincent erupted for three goals in the final 12 minutes to pull away for its first league triumph in 2011. Lugo scored her first of the game off a 3-on-2 with Astorino and Heumegni in the 79
th minute to give the Mount a key insurance goal.
Following Lugo's first tally, the Dolphins added two more in a span of just under a minute to close out the scoring. Heumegni got on the board with her first career tally after heading in a feed from
Shannon Doyle (Central Islip, N.Y.) at the 80:07 mark of the match before Lugo closed out her big day at the 81:01 mark off of Parise's second helper of the day.
Overall in the match, the Dolphins had five players record at least one point. Astorino and Heumegni each finished with three, while Lugo led all players with four on the day. Astorino, Doyle and Lugo are now tied for the team lead with three goals apiece, while Astorino and Doyle led the squad with seven points each.
Marni O'Shea (White Plains, N.Y.) got her second straight start in goal and picked up her first career shutout in the victory. She was not forced to make a save in the contest as she improved to 1-1 on the season. Despite allowing four goals, NYU-POLY keeper Christa Pappalardo played a solid game in net after making seven stops.
Mount Saint Vincent held the edge in shots on Monday 15-2, including 7-0 after the first half. The Dolphins also took a season-high 11 corner kicks in the contest, while fouls went against the home standing Dolphins 11-1 on the day.
The win pushes Mount Saint Vincent to 3-7 overall on the season and to 1-3 in league competition. The Dolphins till look to maintain Monday's momentum when they travel to Mount Saint Mary on Wednesday night. Kick-off with the Knights is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
