St. David's, PA – Stockton University (4-1-3) extended their unbeaten streak to seven consecutive games with an impressive 3-0 win over Eastern University (2-5) on Wednesday afternoon. The Ospreys held a 21-10 advantage on shots with 12 being on net on the day.
 
Sophomore Salena LeDonne (Parsippany/Parsippany), freshman Jessica Heitmann (Rockaway/Morris Knolls) and sophomore Bri Pagnani (Bordentown/Bordentown) tallied the goals for the Ospreys. The markers by Heitmann and Pagnani each were the first of their careers.
 
Stockton wasted no time in getting on the board as LeDonne potted her second goal of the season 1:23 into the match. She tapped in a shot to the near post off a corner from Michelle Sander (Ewing/Notre Dame) for a quick 1-0 lead. The Ospreys dominated the first half, holding a 13-4 margin in shots.
 
In the 59th minute, Heitmann tallied her first career marker with an assist from LeDonne. LeDonne crossed a pass that was not able to be cleared by Eastern. The ball found its way to Heitmann for the finish and a 2-0 lead for Stockton.
 
The Eagles had their best opportunity one minute later, but a header hit the crossbar and bounced harmlessly away. Pagnani put the exclamation point on the contest at 73:06 with her first career tally. After a foul on the home team, her free kick from 25 yards out into the upper corner gave the Ospreys a three-goal margin.
 
Eastern tried vainly to get on the board, testing goalkeeper Nicole Pallante (Brick/Brick Twp.) within a two-minute span in the 79th minute. But the senior netminder was able to keep the sheet clean and preserve the 3-0 victory for Stockton and her fifth shutout of the season.
 
The defense, led by Kiersten Reszkowski (Freehold/Freehold Twp.), held up in front of Pallante, allowing just 10 shots in the match, with only four being on net. Pallante has not allowed a goal in 364:83 since September 9 against Meredith College.
 
Adrianna Rowlands was outstanding in net for the Eagles, facing 21 shots and turning away nine Osprey attempts.  
 
Stockton will return home to face Rutgers-Newark in an NJAC matchup on Saturday. The match is scheduled for 4 pm.