Box Score

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – After playing a scoreless first half against Penn College, the Susquehanna women's soccer team decided it had had enough and erupted for eight second-half goals to take an 8-0 decision from the Wildcats on Wednesday night.

The Crusaders (5-8-1) saw five different players net goals, led by Marissa DeParto's three-goal effort. Laura Buriak added two of her own, while Megan Stevens, Anna Weisel and Brianna Soars rounded-out the scoring for SU. Soars and Weisel also chipped in assists for the Crusaders, two of five players to do so.

All three goalies on the Susquehanna roster saw playing time. Starter Rachel Norbuts played 55 of the 90 minutes and thanks to a solid defensive effort from her teammates, was forced into action only once all night. Sara Guthrie and Hillary Martin saw 18 and 17 minutes of action, respectively.

The Crusaders also held a more-than impressive 44-3 edge in total shots, 24 of which were on goal, as Penn College goalie Hannah Britton finished the match with 16 saves.

Despite taking 22 shots in the first half, SU failed to find the back of the net and went into halftime with the score knotted at 0-0.

That all changed just 55 seconds into the second period when DeParto got the scoring starting thanks in part to a Julie Briskey assist.

Twelve seconds later, Stevens scored an unassisted goal to quickly make it a 2-0 game. DeParto then netted back-to-back goals in a one-minute span, upping the lead to 4-0.

Nearly 20 minutes elapsed before Weisel, Buriak and Soars combined for four goals over three minutes to make it 8-0, which remained the final score.

DeParto now leads the team with five oals and two assists for 12 points.

Next match: Oct. 20 at Juniata – 3:30 p.m.