Box Score

IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Immaculata women's soccer team (2-2-2) moved to 2-0 in Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) play on Wednesday night at Draper Walsh Stadium with a convincing 5-0 victory over Notre Dame (1-4, 0-1 CSAC).  The Macs have not allowed a goal by the opposition in the last three games.
 
Freshman Riley Rudd scored twice and had an assist, while freshman Miranda Rojas and junior Carrie Quigley each had a goal and an assist, and freshman Melina Bruzzone scored the first goal of her career.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Mighty Macs dominated the first half, outshooting the Gators 24-1, but were unable to break through until the 37^th minute when Rudd scored her third of the season as she took a shot that was saved, collected her rebound and put it in the back of the net for a 1-0 halftime lead
-The Macs cashed in on many opportunities in the second half as they scored four goals in a 23 minute span
-That started as Rojas got the first of her career on a breakaway after a great pass from Rudd that freed her up around midfield, and Rojas did the rest for a 2-0 lead in the 61^st minute
-Less than three minutes later, sophomore Carly Quigley fed a pass just behind the defense into the box that Rudd collected and fired into the far post for a 3-0 lead and the first multi-goal game of her career
-In the 76^th minute, Bruzzone scored the first goal of her career as Carrie Quigley collected a loose ball in the box, passed it back to Bruzzone who fired it into the back of the net to grow the lead to 4-0
-Carrie Quigley then finished off the scoring as she got a rebound off the post from a Rojas shot and scored to get to the final of 5-0
 
BY THE NUMBERS
-Immaculata outshot Notre Dame, 44-2 and had 10 corners to none for Notre Dame
-Senior Allie Tracey made a pair of saves in goal, including a diving stop in the second half
-Goals: Rudd (3^rd of season, 4), Rojas (1), Bruzzone (1), Carrie Quigley (2)
-Assists: Rudd (3), Rojas (2), Carrie Quigley (1), Carly Quigley (1)
-Shots: Rudd led the way with 11, six of them on target
 
WHAT THEY SAID
Head Coach Zena Tracey said: "We were extremely aggressive in our attacking third and it paid off, especially in the second half.  Some of our players took advantage of a great opportunity tonight and it showed with another conference win.  It's great to start CSAC play with back-to-back wins."
 
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs will play their final non-conference game of the season at Alvernia on Saturday.