Women’s Soccer dominates Delaware State in 5-0 win, with Sami Derrico netting two goals.
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By Andrew Mannion, Sports Editor
Women’s Soccer
The Jaspers women’s soccer team only had one game this week where they proved dominant for all 90 minutes against Delaware State. They won the game in a 5-0 blowout and improved their record to a 4-2 for the season.
The rout started early, as Sami Derrico placed a shot perfectly past the Delaware defense. This was only the start of an offensive onslaught as MU sent off 25 shots throughout the match, 13 of which were on goal.
The Jaspers added two more goals before the end of the half, as Arancha Artunes and Amrit Amora scored in the 38 and 42 minute, respectively.
In the second half of the game, the Jaspers offense continued to stay on a roll. Sami Derrico achieved her second of the game on a shot assisted by Reina Callahan, who made her season debut. Nicolette Caneda also headed in a goal after a perfect cross from captain Julia Nicholas.
The defense continued their stretch of dominance, as they had yet another shutout. Delaware State did not manage to get off a shot in the game. They did not allow a goal in their past four games and a total of 367 minutes of game time. Compared to the two total shutouts from last year, the Jaspers have shown incredible improvement thusfar and contend to have one of the best defensive units in the MAAC.
The team is set for their first game of MAAC play next Saturday, as they head up to Buffalo to take on Canisius University.
Mens Soccer
The Jaspers men’s soccer team had an exciting match against the 25 ranked Seton Hall this past Sunday. The Jaspers were aggressive early, not giving Seton Hall many chances to squeeze their way in and set an offensive tone. Nothing converted for either team during the first half, leaving the game tied at 0.
In the 67 minute, the Jaspers freshman forward, Ziv Dahan, put a shot from 18 yards out into the back of the net. However, the referees deemed the shot offsides and held the call after going to video review.
The Seton Hall Pirates found their moment soon after, as in the 67 minute Til Kaushke scored and give the Pirates a 1-0 lead. This goal proved to decide the game, and the Jaspers fell to the Pirates 1-0.
The Jaspers will play next on Saturday, taking on LIU at Gaelic Park for their Senior Day game.
Women’s Volleyball
The Jaspers Volleyball team found themselves in another tough stretch, as they dropped games this week to Portland, Columbia, Fordham and Syracuse.
In the game against Columbia, Maike Bertens and Mikalah Bertens led the team in kills throughout the game. This led to a closely contested third set, in which the Jaspers dropped it 23-25.
Their next game will be against Le Moyne University, when they head to the Penn Invitational down in Philadelphia.