BRYN ATHYN, Pa. – Senior
Amanda Benoit and junior
Chloe Christopher each scored a pair of goals to lead the Centenary University women's soccer team to a 5-0 victory at Bryn Athyn College on Wednesday afternoon in Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) play.
The Cyclones ran their win streak and shutout streak to five straight games with the victory. It's the first time since 2011 that the Cyclones have posted five straight shutouts.
Benoit got the Cyclones on the board at 19:49 as she struck a centering pass from Christopher into the back of the net.
Benoit added an unassisted tally at 28:15 to give the visitors a 2-0 advantage. It marked the third straight game that the senior has scored two goals in the contest.
Centenary carried that 2-0 advantage into the half. The Cyclones held a 9-2 advantage in shots at the break. Junior
Justine Stefura made one save in the first 45 minutes for the Cyclones while
Allie Warren made three saves for Bryn Athyn.
Christopher struck for a pair of second half goals for the Cyclones.
Her first goal game at 48:09 as senior
Kara LaPolice sent a long ball into the right post that Christopher tapped past the goalie. Her second also came from LaPolice at the 60:32 and gave Centenary at 4-0 advantage.
Freshman
Sandra Cosenzo capped the scoring for the Cyclones with a goal at 73:05.
Stefura made one save in the second half and finished the game with two to earn her fifth straight victory in goal. Warren made a pair of saves in the second stanza and finished with five saves in the loss for Bryn Athyn.
The Cyclones held a 17-4 advantage in shots in the game while each team took one corner kick.
Christopher led the Cyclones with five points on two goals and an assist while Benoit recorded four points after posting two goals.
The Cyclones are back in action on Saturday, Oct. 13 when they host Notre Dame of Maryland at 1 p.m. Centenary will honor its six seniors (Benoit, LaPolice,
Jess Petty,
Kristin Karszen,
Sam Bombardiere and
Sandy Sosa) before the game.
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