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Women's Soccer Explodes for Seven Goals in Shutout Win Over Concordia

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – An offensive onslaught to the tune of seven goals powered the Lynn University women's soccer team to a 7-0 victory over Concordia (N.Y.) in a non-conference battle at Bobby Campbell Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Score: Lynn 7, Concordia 0
Records: Lynn (1-1-0), Concordia (0-2-0)
Location: Boca Raton, Florida
Series History: Lynn leads 1-0 (First ever meeting)
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STATS OF THE GAME:

  • Six different Fighting Knights tallied goals in the contest en route to the squad's first win of the year.
  • Loreana Lonigro opened the scoring less than 10 minutes into the contest, scoring Lynn's first goal of the season.
  • Gabriela Moriera led the attack with two goals and one assist, scoring back-to-back markers for the Fighting Knights in the 33rd and 47th minutes.
  • Emily Weisberg and Valentina Pedretti registered goals just 32 seconds apart in the 54th minute to push the Blue and White's lead to 5-0.
  • Donish Cole and Brittney Benedict tallied the final two goals for Lynn, striking in the 57th and 59th minutes, respectively.
  • Four different players tallied at least one goal and one assist for Lynn.
  • Alexa Downie stopped the only shot she faced to pick up the win and her seventh career shutout.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

  • The victory marked the first time the Fighting Knights have scored seven goals in a contest since Sept. 12, 2004, in a win over the University of North Alabama.
  • Seven goals is the largest margin of victory for the team since 2001 when the Blue and White downed Saint Leo 9-1.
  • Moriera, Benedict and Pedretti's scores were each the first of their respective careers at Lynn.

UP NEXT:

Lynn is back in action on Thursday when it travels to South Carolina to face Anderson at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Donish Cole

#10 Donish Cole

F/M
5' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
Boca Raton HS
Gabriela Moriera

#6 Gabriela Moriera

M
5' 5"
Freshman
West Broward HS
Brittney Benedict

#3 Brittney Benedict

Midfield
5' 2"
Sophomore
Valdosta State
Alexa Downie

#1 Alexa Downie

Goalkeeper
5' 10"
Junior
Coral Springs Charter School
Loreana Lonigro

#7 Loreana Lonigro

Midfield
5' 1"
Senior
University of Akron
Valentina Pedretti

#22 Valentina Pedretti

Midfield
5' 5"
Senior
Instituto de Leonardo da Vinci
Emily Weisberg

#12 Emily Weisberg

Defense
5' 2"
Junior
Cuthbertson HS

Players Mentioned

Donish Cole

#10 Donish Cole

5' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
Boca Raton HS
F/M
Gabriela Moriera

#6 Gabriela Moriera

5' 5"
Freshman
West Broward HS
M
Brittney Benedict

#3 Brittney Benedict

5' 2"
Sophomore
Valdosta State
Midfield
Alexa Downie

#1 Alexa Downie

5' 10"
Junior
Coral Springs Charter School
Goalkeeper
Loreana Lonigro

#7 Loreana Lonigro

5' 1"
Senior
University of Akron
Midfield
Valentina Pedretti

#22 Valentina Pedretti

5' 5"
Senior
Instituto de Leonardo da Vinci
Midfield
Emily Weisberg

#12 Emily Weisberg

5' 2"
Junior
Cuthbertson HS
Defense