Rockville Centre, N.Y. – The Molloy women's soccer team defeated the Lincoln Lions, 12-0, Saturday afternoon at John A. Darcy Field. The Lions improved to 4-1-1 overall and 1-0 in ECC play. Lincoln fell to 0-3 overall and 0-1 in league play.

How it Happened

• Junior Lauren Marinello scored on a cross from junior Dana Poetzsch to give Molloy a 1-0 lead in the 10^th minute.
• Poetzsch netted the next two goals on breakaways on feeds from freshman Sarah Tappeto and graduate student Kelsie Moinzadeh in the 14^th and 16^th minutes, respectively.
• Moinzadeh made it 4-0 on a fast break goal on pass from Daria Castrogivanni in the 17^th minute.
• Sophomore Meaghan O'Callaghan finished a passing sequence with Poetzsch to give the maroon and white a 5-0 advantage.
• Poetzsch and O'Callaghan netted goals in the opening minute of the second stanza to make it a 7-0 contest.
• O'Callaghan tallied her third goal of the match in the 63^rd minute to extend the Lions' lead to 8-0.
• Sophomore Annie Coogan, Moinzadeh, senior Mikayla Canales, and freshman Victoria Monaco added goals in the second frame.

Top Performances

• Poetzsch tallied a career-high eight points (three goals and two assists). The Hicksville, N.Y. native leads the team in goals (8) assists (3), and points (19).
• O'Callaghan recorded her first career hat trick.
• Moinzadeh tallied a career-high five points (two goals and one assist).
• Monaco and Coogan logged their first collegiate goals.
• Senior Angela Careddu picked up two assists.
• Marinello scored her second goal of the season, and Canales tallied her first goal of the year.
• Castrogivanni, Tappeto, and sophomore Emily Goetz all registered an assist.
• The maroon and white tied the program record with assists in a game (8), which was set against Caldwell Oct. 16, 2006.
• The Lions' 49 shots set a single-game record.

Coach's Comments

• "It was nice to keep our good start going," head coach Steve Price said. "Everybody contributed to today's win."

Up Next

• The Lions host Dominican Wednesday, September 25. The match with the Chargers is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at John A. Darcy Field.