BOX SCORE

Reading, Pa. (Sept. 5, 2009) - The Alvernia University (1-2) women's soccer team just looked sluggish and got few breaks to get itself out of the funk in a 6-0 loss to Dickinson College (3-0) Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the second annual Crusader Cup Tournament.

Dickinson applied the early pressure and broke through in the 16th minute on a goal from Genevieve Olson.  Ten minutes later back-to-back goals from Hannah Richardson put the Red Devils up 3-0 and with the game barely 30 minutes old the Crusader defense misdirected a clear into the back of its own net for a 4-0 gap.

Dickinson scored once more in the opening half taking a 5-0 lead into the break.

The second half featured a bit less offensive action with Dickinson having tallied 14 of its 23 shots before the break, but the Devils did punch a final one home again off a rebound for the 6-0 final, the same total they bettered Rutgers-Camden by in Friday's tournament opener.

Kim Callaghan finished with two goals and an assist and represented Dickinson on the All-Tournament Team.  Ashley and Marissa Kunkle joined Callaghan in the award as did Olson, the Tournament MVP.

Alvernia put three players on the list.  Amy Mesce (Pittstown, N.J./Delaware Valley), who tallied twice in Friday's win over Gwynedd-Mercy, Felicia Sippel (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert), and junior goalie Kirsten Kelley (Kirkwood, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) who played better than six goals would indicate.

Alvernia will continue the mini Centennial Conference tour traveling to Franklin & Marshall next Wednesday.

Dickinson 6, Alvernia 0

All-Tournament Team
MVP - Genevieve Olson (DC)
Kim Callaghan (DC)
Ashley Kunkle (DC)
Marissa Kunkle (DC)
Amy Mesce (AU)
Felicia Sippel (AU)
Kirsten Kelley (AU)
Samantha Sharp (RC)
Jess Leoni (RC)
Vanessa Maia (RC)
Kristie Pollock (GMC)
Meghan Bojanowski (GMC)