Box Score
Utica, NY (9/18/13)- The Utica College women's soccer team got back in the win column Wednesday afternoon as it downed cross-town rival, SUNYIT, 5-1.  Junior Jenna Hughes (Brookfield, NY/Brookfield) led the Pioneers with two goals and two assists. 

Despite a number of scoring chances in the first 30 minutes of play, the Pioneers could not solve Wildcat goal keeper, Margaret Werenczek.  In the 33rd minute, senior Sarah Southwell (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) was able to break the deadlock for her second goal of the season.  Southwell dribbled down the right side of the field and put a hard shot on net.  Werenczek made the initial save, and stopped Hughes on the rebound, but was unable to stop Southwell's follow up attempt, and the Pioneers took a 1-0 lead.

Just three minutes later, senior Samantha Matthews (Valley Falls, NY/Tamarac) scored her second of the year, also assisted by Hughes.  Hughes fired a long shot on goal from the right side that Werenczek deflected right to Matthews who blasted the ball into the open net.  Back-to-back goals by Hughes gave UC a four-goal cushion heading into halftime.

The Wildcats were able to get on the board in the 73rd minute as Kendra Wagstaff netted her second of the year, unassisted, however sophomore Kelly Heimerle (North Babylon, NY/North Babylon) shut the door the rest of the game.  Utica capped off the scoring at 81:06 as freshman Elizabeth Feigum (Milford, NJ/Delaware Valley Regional) netted her first collegiate goal, off a pass from senior Deanna Didio (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker).  Didio sent a great centering feed into the box that Feigum placed just inside the left post to put UC up 5-1.

Junior Alana Fitzpatrick (Cheshire, CT/Holy Cross) added an assist and Jamie Enders (Cazenovia, NY/Cazenovia) and Heimerle combined for four saves in the win, while Werenczek made 13 saves in the loss.    Utica improves to 2-3-2 on the year, while the Wildcats drop to 0-5. 

Utica returns to action Saturday as it opens Empire 8 Conference play at Elmira.  Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m.


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