BOX SCORE Grantham, Pa. (Oct. 5, 2019) - Messiah College (10-1, 1-0) shoutout Alvernia University (3-7, 0-1) on the opening Saturday of MAC Commonwealth women's soccer at Messiah.
Messiah wasted little time getting on the board, with Brooke Firestone scoring in the 2nd minute of action.
Ellie Lengacher then scored back-to-back goals for the Falcons in the 7th and 11th minutes to put Messiah up 3-0.
Four minutes later, Sunny Gelnovatch added one for the Falcons, and Kylie Firestone made it 5-0 in the 27th minute.
Brianna Seip and Rebecca Ritchie added two more goals for the Falcons in the second half to finish off a 7-0 win.
Lily Sankey played all 90 minutes in net, making nine saves.
Alvernia continues its MAC Commonwealth schedule on Wednesday at Hood College.