Franciscan 6, La Roche 0

Franciscan Starters 
Tania Davidson, Mary Kyle, Casey Boin, Emily Gerlach, Kaitrin O'Leary, Gabriella De La Torre, Angela Postage, Bella Rubino, Mary Roach, Mary Rooney & Goalkeeper - Rebekka Dill

La Roche Starters
Cannon, Nudds, Gonzalez, Claypool, Corbi Guirao, Bundy, Alcaraz Romeo, Mecchia, Johnson, Dominowski & Goalkeeper - Costanzo

How It Happened 
Franciscan Women's Soccer scored 6 goals in their home opener. The goal scoring started early in their offensive effort. Three minutes into play, the Lady Barons received a corner kick. The Barons sent a great ball high and right across the goal. La Roche tried to head the ball over the crossbar, but instead hit the ball into their own goal. No Barons were awarded an assist or the goal, but were still up 1-0 and never looked back. Freshman Tania Davidson would score the next two goals for the Barons to stretch the lead out to 3-0. Right before the end of the first half, Claire Dawyot ripped a shot from outside the box that just sailed over the La Roche goalie to set the score at 4-0.

Franciscan was able to add in the second half, as Gabriella De La Torre scored her first goal of the season in the 78th minute. Less than two minutes later, Bella Rubino would find the back of the net to give the Barons a 6-0 edge. Rubino ended the night with a goal and three assists. That is the third time in program history a Franciscan Women's Soccer player recorded three assists. 

Inside the Numbers  
-The 6-0 win is the largest margin of victory in matchup history
-The Barons are on a 3-game win streak against La Roche, the longest in matchup history
-Bella Rubino is second in the PAC in pts/gam with 3.33
-Bella Rubino is top 10 in the PAC in all offensive categories this season
-Rebekka Dill leads the PAC in goals against average, saves, and shutouts per game

Who's Next? 
The Lady Barons resume play at Oberlin on Saturday for a tough non-conference test. This will be the first time these two teams have met in a women's soccer contest. Oberlin has three shutout wins on the year thus far, as they shutout Penn State Altoona, Bluffton and Chatham. 

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