Cougars Roll Past Lasell, 21-4, to Improve to 5-1

UNION, N.J. (3/19/08) - Kean University's Amanda South (Fairless, Pa.) scored seven goals and Brandee Brown (South Plainfield, N.J.) added six goals to lead the Cougars to a 21-4 victory over visiting Lasell College on Wednesday afternoon. With the win, the Cougars improve to 5-1, while the Lasers fell to 0-4 on the season.

After the teams traded goals in the first 10 minutes of the half the Cougars seized control of the game scoring the next three to open up a 4-1 lead with 9:34 left in the half. Lasell's Caitlyn Murphy (Katonah, N.Y.) answered right back as she tallied her first goal of the game just 27 seconds later. However, that would be as close as the Lasers would get as the Cougars tallied five out of the next six goals of the half to take a commanding 9-3 lead into the break.

In the second half, Brown (pictured right) quickly tallied her third goal of the game 55 seconds into the half. Murphy then added her third goal of the game to make the score 10-4 before the Cougars reeled off 11 straight goals to end the game.

Overall in the game, Kean out shot Lasell 43-12. For the Cougars Stephanie Cirino (Warminster, Pa.), Rosalia Romeo (Ridgewood, N.J.), and Cristin Califf (Cranford, N.J.) each tallied two goals in the win.  Freshman goalie, Ashlie Berghold (Boyertown, Pa.) allowed four goals making seven saves in 60 minutes of action.

For Lasell, Christina Canavan (Stonington, Conn.) added a goal, while Erika McGrath (Saco, Maine) dished out one assist. Freshman goalie Kristin Corderre (Monson, Mass.) made 12 saves allowing 15 goals in 48 minutes of action