Galloway, NJ – Stockton University (5-1-3, 1-0-1 NJAC) dominated the match from the start and posted a 4-1 win over Rutgers-Newark (4-4-1, 0-2-0 NJAC) on Saturday afternoon. The Ospreys used four different goal scorers, including three players tallying their first career goals, to extend their unbeaten streak to eight straight contests.
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The Ospreys controlled the first half, out shooting the Scarlet Raiders 10-4 with seven shots on net and 20 attempts on the day. Stockton broke through in the 39th minute as
Salena LeDonne (Parsippany/Parsippany) scored on a penalty kick to give the home team a 1-0 advantage.
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Less than three minutes later,
Katie Reed (Egg Harbor Twp. /EHT) scored her first career marker for the 2-0 lead and eventual game winner.
Dasey DiElmo (Little Egg Harbor/Pinelands) gained the end line and flipped a pass toward the front of the Scarlet Raider net. Reed's header found the back of the net for the two-goal margin.
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Rutgers Newark closed the gap with a goal 2:43 into the second half to halve the margin at 2-1. However, 39 seconds later,
Kiersten Reszkowski (Freehold/Freehold Twp.) tallied her first career marker to push the lead back to two goals at 3-1.
Michelle Sander (Ewing/Notre Dame) fired a corner kick that found Reszkowski in front for the short corner tally.
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Stockton ended the scoring when
Brenna Clowney (Mullica Hill/Clearview) also nailed her first career marker in the 57th minute. She fired a shot was kicked out, but the rebound found its way back to Clowney and she made no mistake on the opportunity. Her marker made it 4-1 and set the final score.
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Nicole Pallante (Brick/Brick Twp.) saw her scoreless streak in net end at 465 minutes but came away with her fifth win of the season. The senior made three saves in the victory.
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Heidi Paulson made nine saves in net for the Scarlet Raiders. Teammate Ana Silveira scored the only goal with an assist from Samantha Richter.
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Stockton will play again on Monday night at home, when the Ospreys will face John Jay College in a non-conference match. Game time is set for 7 pm.
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