VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. --- Six different Virginia Wesleyan College women's soccer players scored in an 8-0 win over Emory & Henry College on Saturday afternoon at The Trinder Center.

Virginia Wesleyan (18-0-1), the No. 1 seed in the tournament, utilized its deep bench to keep fresh players moving on a soggy Foster Field.  Six Marlins scored overall, led by All-America Jessica Edelman and rookie Jasmine Dao with a pair of goals each.

The game started with Emory & Henry (6-11) producing a serious scoring threat when Ashlie Caldwell got past her defender to launch a high shot from about 15 yards out on the left.  The ball sailed toward the upper corner of the right post where it was met by an outstretched VWC goalie Erica Keil to knock it away.

From that point on however, it was all Virginia Wesleyan as the Marlins started scoring in the eighth minute.  Edelman put the ball into the net from five yards out, set up by a pass from senior Breanne Ingargiola.  Edelman added the team's second goal on a 15 yard shot on the run from the left in the 12th minute.

Igargiolo and Dao followed with unassisted goals in the 17th and 30th minutes, respectively, with Dao connecting on an impressive boomer from about 30 yards out on the run.   The Marlins opened up a 5-0 lead before halftime when senior Allison Jaimes scored off a pass from rookie Kristen Cherry.

VWC head coach Jeff Bowers turned to his bench early in the first half and continued to pull players into the game throughout the second half.  Twenty-seven Marlins played overall, keeping VWC moving smoothly.  Virginia Wesleyan tacked on three goals in the second half as rookie Theresa Yunger scored off an assist from sophomore Sara Nickle,  junior Emily Sheridan  tallied off a pass from Caitlyn Bishop, and Dao added a final goal on a short shot set up by Katrina Ditta.

Virginia Wesleyan produced a 28-5 advantage in shots, while Emory & Henry posted a 5-3 edge in corner kicks.

VWC used three goalies, starting with Keil who recorded one save in the first half.  Rookie Cat Brown added two saves in 22 minutes and rookie Mackenzie McGurgan posted a save in closing out the competition.  Sarah Jerome  produced 11 saves for the Wasps.

This release is courtesy of the Virginia Wesleyan College sports information department.
www.vwcathletics.com