MANSFIELD, Pa.- Kaylee Nagle (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) opened the scoring just over four minutes into the match with the first of three first-half goals to help lead the 17
th-ranked West Chester University women's soccer team (11-1-1, 9-1-1) to a dominant 4-0 win over Mansfield (1-13-0, 0-12-0) on Saturday afternoon.
Nagle's goal came just over four minutes into the match off an assist from
Brielle Zink (Islip, N.Y./Islip) and started the first-half scoring for West Chester, which continued when
Adriana Ryder (Hamilton, N.J./Steinert) and
Kianna Barber (Browns Mills, N.J./BCIT) scored in the 22
nd and 31
st minutes to give West Chester a comfortable three-goal lead heading into the halftime break.
Kate Alexander (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) picked up a corner kick assist on Ryder's goal, while Barber scored an unassisted goal for her fourth goal in the last three games as she capitalized on a Mansfield turnover off a goal kick.
In the 65
th minute, West Chester capitalized on a corner once again when
Jordan Nguyen (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Central) sent the ball in and found
Katie Dougherty (Glenmoore, Pa./Downingtown West) to extend the lead to 4-0 with just over 25 minutes to play.
Grace Keen (Lincoln University, Pa./Avon Grove) played the first 58 minutes in goal before exiting for
Domenica Rasi (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa Park), who played the final 33 minutes and made three saves in the victory.
West Chester finished the game with a 34-7 lead in shots and a 12-3 advantage in shots on goal, along with an 11-2 lead in corners.
Today's win extends the Golden Rams' winning streak to six and their shutout streak to five. Furthermore, with their four goals today, the Golden Rams have outscored opponents 23-2 over the six-game unbeaten run.
Up Next
West Chester will return to action on Wednesday afternoon at Shepherd beginning at 2 p.m.