Box Score



KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The Kutztown University women's soccer team had an offensive edge Friday afternoon, defeating West Virginia Wesleyan 4-0.
 
The Golden Bears' offensive line up came down on the Bobcats with precision from the start. In a play that began from outside the box, Samantha Busillo crossed the ball to Sam Costello (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) who took a touch to set up Diana Malanga (Lavallette, N.J./St. Rose) for the first goal of the game scored by KU at 13:18, bouncing off a Bobcats' defender into the goal.
 
When Malanga passed the ball through the Bobcats' defensive line again in the 18th minute, Costello used unyielding speed to break away to score the second goal of the game for KU.
 
West Virginia Wesleyan took two shots and a corner kick before time ran out, with the scoreboard reading 2-0 at the end of the first half.
 
With a majority of the action taking place in the center of the field during the second half of play, Kutztown used accuracy to score two more goals on only four shot opportunities.
 
Golden Bears' Kim Nale (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee) sent a cross to Cristen French (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) who sunk the ball into the center of the back of the net from five yards out, scoring the third goal for KU at 58:25.
 
When KU's Mariah Dimm (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) came in contact with the ball in 77th minute, she utilized superior velocity to beat a Bobcat defender to score the fourth and final goal for KU, striking the ball from five yards out.
 
The Golden Bears outshot the Bobcats 11-5, and KU's goalkeeper Alina Rakiewicz (Denver, PA/Cocalico) had three saves to West Virginia Wesleyan's goalkeeper Laura Duncan's one.
 
From here the Golden Bears will go on to compete in the PSAC Championship Tournament on Tuesday, October 30, against an opponent to be determined.