Box Score ALFRED, NY—Mariana Crevison (So., Scottsville, NY/Wheatland-Chili) scored a hat trick to lead the AU women's soccer team past the SUNY Canton Kangaroos 7-1.
The Saxons scored early and often during Saturday evening's game, with the first goal coming within the first minute of the game by the foot of Crevison who dribbled through the Kangaroo defense to put the Saxons up 1-0. However, Canton answered back with a quick goal when Fran Trombley scored on a hard shot after breaking away from the Alfred defense.
The game went on as a defensive affair for nearly seven minutes until
Lauren Wyant (Fr., Jasper, NY/Jasper-Troupsberg) sent a corner kick across the mouth of the goal and found junior
Rachel Ball (Pembroke, NY/Pembroke) who sent the ball past the SUNY Canton keeper, Liz Lynch. Lynch would end the game with eight saves.
Once again the solid defensive play resumed, until the 30
th minute when the Alfred offense opened up on the Kangaroos.
Rachel Houghton (Fr., Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) was the first to strike on a flick header when fellow freshman
Ursula Hillman (Westtown, NY/Minisink Valley) sent a long free kick into the box to put the Saxons up 3-1. Soon after, Crevison found the back of the net again with a header on an assist from a
Lauren Wyant corner.
Delaney Martin (Knox, NY/Berne-Knox-Westerloo) was the last to join the scoring parade in the first half with less than 3 minutes to go. The Saxons would go into the half leading 5-1.
It seemed as the Saxons would pick up right where they left off in the first half when
Keturah Gordon (So., Boston, MA/Boston Latin) sent a rocket into the box that was deflected by the Kangaroo defense and went over the head of the fleeting Lynch only six minutes into the half. However, SUNY Canton was able to silence the Saxon attack until the 86
th minute when Crevison capped off a fantastic game with her third goal of the evening.
Sammy Jo Shanahan (Fr., Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream South) finished the game with seven saves.
The Saxons (1-1-1, Empire 8 0-0) are in action again September 9
th, at 7pm vs. Pennsylvania College of Technology.
