BOX SCORE

Reading, Pa. (October 9, 2010) – Alvernia (6-6, 1-2 Comm.) fell to visiting #3 Messiah College(9-2, 3-0 Comm.) this afternoon in Commonwealth Conference action at Schlager Memorial Field. The Falcons scored less than two minutes into the game and netted two insurance goals late in the second half. Crusader goalie Abby Eby (New Holland, Pa./Garden Spot) had 11 saves on the day.

Messiah took the quick 1-0 lead as Kourtney Ehly was on the receiving end of a corner pass-in and promptly one-timed it to the left of the goalie, waist high. The Falcons continued their offensive attack with nine shots and seven corners in the first half, but the Crusader defense did not allow another goal and the Messiah 1-0 lead stood into halftime.

The second half was more of the same with Messiah tallying 13 shots and eight penalty corners. Kilee Rosenberry gave Messiah an insurance goal as she recovered a rebound and redirected it past Eby in the 57th minute. The Falcons netted their third goal of the game in the 65th minute as Brooke Sands recovered a long rebound for her sixth goal of the season.

The Crusaders managed just one shot and one corner on the day. They will return to action Tues. Oct. 12th as they host Wilkes University at 7:00pm.

Messiah 3, Alvernia 0