PHILADELPHIA – The HFU Women's Soccer Team clinched a home match in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament with a 3-1 win over Lincoln in its regular season finale on Wednesday evening at Tiger Field.
As the four seed, Holy Family will host fifth-seeded Chestnut Hill in a quarterfinal matchup at Tiger Field on Sunday at 12 p.m.
Kayla Dunn (Mount Ephraim, N.J./Camden Catholic (Shippensburg)) opened the scoring just 1:40 in with her first collegiate goal, as
Samantha Pastino (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) played a through ball down the right sideline and
Bridget Dickson (Somerdale, N.J./Sterling) sent a ball across face for a tap in.
Gigi Conlan (Queens, N.Y./St. John's Preparatory School) then made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute when
Allison Devine (Douglassville, Pa./Berks Catholic) dispossessed a defender and the ball found Conlan, for her to beat the keeper at the near post for her first goal of the year.
Dickson got in the scoring when
Gianna Georgette (Cochranville, Pa./Octorara Area) played her in behind in the in the 67th, as she found the corner for her team-leading eight score of the season.
Lincoln would get on the board via the penalty spot with 3:08 remaining.
Holy Family controlled play, outshooting the Lions 25-5, while holding an 8-2 edge in corners.
Pastino now leads the Tigers with four assists, while Devine is tied for second with two. Both Dickson's and Georgette's assists were their first of the year.
Hannah LaBadie (Penndel, Pa./Neshaminy (Penn State Berks)) made two saves to earn her first win of the season.
