Lady Barons Defeat Hilbert, 4-2

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Franciscan Women's Soccer took Win from Hilbert College, 4-2

STEUBENVILLE, OH - Kendra Evangelho recorded a hat trick to lead Franciscan University of Steubenville Lady Barons to a 4-2 victory over the Hilbert College Lady Hawks on Saturday, September 13, 2008.

Evangelho scored the first goal of the game in the 26th minute of the first half with an assist from Kimberly Drew. The Lady Hawks then put their first goal on the board minutes later with a right-side shot by Courtney Deville, followed by another goal for the Lady Hawks by Tricia Knight.

But the Lady Barons came back in full force in the second half, with FUS Freshman Stacy Lancour scoring in the 32nd minute with an assist by Evangelho, who went on to score the third and fourth goals for the Lady Barons with a right-corner shot and a penalty kick a minute before the game ended.

FUS out-shot Hilbert College 18-14, the highest number of shots belonging to Evangelho, with a total of eight, followed by FUS Senior Kimberly Drew, who made a total of four shots and also had an assist.

Lady Barons Keeper Nikki Traylor continued her domination of the FUS goal, making a total of 10 saves, five in each half.

"Our main strength in this game was our goal keeper," said FUS Junior Tana Vyvlecka, a captain for the Lady Barons. "We also played really strong in the center field."

This victory puts the Lady Barons record at 3-2-0 and 1-0 for conference play. They plan to build on this victory with another as they face Geneva College Wednesday, Sept. 17, 5:30 p.m. at home.

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