Riverdale, NY - The University of Mount Saint Vincent delivered a dominant offensive performance Saturday afternoon, defeating Sarah Lawrence College, 5-1, at home to improve to 8-4-2 overall and 7-1-1 in Skyline Conference play. Their record positions the team in first place in the conference standings with the Skyline postseason tournament taking place in just two weeks.
The Dolphins erupted for four first-half goals, beginning with Yahir Tafoya's finish in the 10th minute off an assist from Adam Klak. Just 54 seconds later, Klak found the back of the net off a feed from Daniel Figueroa to double the lead.
Justin Sorto added a third goal in the 29th minute, assisted by Jacob Rooney, before Marti Senyer capped the first-half scoring in the 34th minute with help from Sorto.
Sarah Lawrence scored in the second half, but UMSV answered late when Edoardo Wicht converted a pass from Arav Kumar in the 85th minute to seal the 5-1 victory.
The Dolphins outshot their opponents 20-4 and held a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks as they dominated both ends of the pitch.
UMSV returns home on Tuesday to battle St. Joseph's University Brooklyn.
