Box Score BLOOMSBURG, Pa.- Victoria Pungello (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) scored her first goal of the year late in the first half, and the Golden Ram defense ensured this tally would be all the West Chester University women's soccer team (5-2-1,5-2-0) as the Golden Rams defeated Bloomsburg by a 1-0 final on Saturday afternoon.
Pungello gave West Chester the lead heading into the halftime break, scoring her first goal of the year in the 34
th minute on a header off an assist from
Alyson Cutter (Warrington, Pa./C.B. South) as the junior forward picked up her fifth point in the last two games.
This late first-half goal was the culmination of steady pressure throughout the half for West Chester as the Golden Rams ended the opening half with a 6-4 lead in shots, including a 4-0 advantage in shots on goal.
In the second half, West Chester continued to threaten, getting a pair of good looks in the 46
th and 50
th minutes from Pungello and
Jacqueline Hug (West Chester, Pa./Unionville), but Riley Spingler managed both chances to keep the deficit at 1-0.
In the 51
st minute, Bloomsburg got one of its few strong looks of the second half, but the chance from Kennedy Kilchrist went high, thus keeping the Huskies off the scoreboard.
The Golden Ram defense stiffened from this point, holding Bloomsburg to just one more shot in the 82
nd minute, which also went high to post a 1-0 shutout victory over the Huskies.
West Chester ended the game with a 13-6 lead in shots and a 9-0 advantage in shots on goal despite Bloomsburg ending the match with a 3-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Spingler worked hard in goal for Bloomsburg, ending her day with eight saves to help slow the potent West Chester offense and keep her side in the game throughout the afternoon.
Up Next:
West Chester returns to action on Wednesday afternoon against Shepherd on Rockwell Field beginning at 1 p.m.
