CRESSON, Pa. -- On Saturday, the Mount Aloysius Women's Soccer team played host to Pitt-Bradford, in their first home AMCC game of the season. They scored three goals in each half, on their way to a 6-0 victory.
Leaders
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Jordan Mason (Hagerstown, MD, St. Maria Goretti) led the Mounties, with two goals, as she scored for the first time in her college career. She also added an assist, good for five total points.
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Cayla Aquino (New Oxford, PA, Delone Catholic) added assists on three separate goals, for a game-high.
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Lauren Davey (Leonardtown, MD, St. Mary's Ryken) kept a clean card in goal, with her first shutout of the season, as she tallied four saves.
How It Happened
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Katie Miller (Cumberland, MD, Mountain Ridge) got the scoring started early for Mount Aloysius as she in the seventh minute. The goal came on a corner kick byÂ
Kourtney Walls (Salix, PA, Forest Hills) that went right in front of the goal, where Miller put it in the back of the net. 1-0 Mounties.
- Less than six minutes later, Walls sent a cross into the box. Mason gave it a quick touch to the nearest post whereÂ
Hannah Kimmel (Mercersburg, PA, James Buchanan) finished it off. The goal was Kimmel's first college goal, as well. 2-0 Mounties.
- Mount Aloysius' final goal came in the 20th minute whenÂ
Katie Figinski (Abingdon, MD, Edgewood) scored her second goal of the campaign, on an assist from Aquino. She made a move past the goalie, where she had an easy finish for the insurance goal.
- Over the final 25 minutes of the first period, the Mounties would put three more shots on goal without scoring, giving them a 3-0 lead at the break.
- In the second period, Mason took a pass from Aquino, in the 50th minute, through the middle where she finished off her first career goal. 4-0 Mounties.
- After playing another 25 minutes scoreless,Â
Grace O'Berry (Boonsboro, MD, Boonsboro) decided to get in on the action. Aquino found her with a pass into the box, where she also scored her first goal of her career. 5-0 Mounties.
- Finally, in the final minute of regulation, Mason got a pass from
Sarah Swingler (Hanover, PA, Delone Catholic), that she finished off giving the Mounties their sixth goal of the game.
Into the Box Score
- Mount Aloysius' six goals is their highest goal total of the season. The last time they scored six or more goals was Oct 26, 2019, when they beat Alfred State, 9-1.
- Three of the five Mounties that scored, all scored their first career goals. Both Kimmel and Mason were on the team during the 2020-21 season, but no stats were kept during the shortened season.
- The Mounties held a significant advantage in shots, as they tallied 25 shots, 17 on goal, while the Panthers only attempted seven, forcing Davey to save four of them.
Up Next
- Mount Aloysius will turn around quickly, as they are set to host Grove City, on Monday at 7 p.m.
- The game against Grove City was originally scheduled for September 1, but was postponed due to weather.
- Grove City is currently 2-5 overall, after a 2-1 loss to Mount Union on Saturday. On Tuesday, Grove City suffered a 1-0 loss to Penn State Behrend. The Lions beat the Mounties earlier this season, 1-0.