Wilmington University Media Releases for Sports

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SUBJECT: Volleyball Shuts Down High-Powered Rams, 3-1, in Key CACC South Division Battle

DATE: October 5, 2021
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NEWARK, Del. - - The Wilmington University volleyball team shut down the high-powered offense of Thomas Jefferson University, capturing the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference South Division contest, 3-1, on Tuesday night at the WU Athletics Complex.

Set scores for the match were 25-18, 15-25, 25-16, and 25-16.

The win snapped a streak of 10 straight losses to the Rams by the Wildcats.

The defense kept the high-powered offense of the Rams (13-2, 4-2 CACC) down all night, holding them to hitting .203 while collecting 61 digs and six blocks. The Wildcats’ (9-7, 5-1 CACC) offense hit .264 for the match with 47 kills and eight aces.

Tied at 10-10 in the first set, the Wildcats went on an 8-4 run, capped by a Mandy Behiels ace, to take n 18-14 lead. Another 4-0 spurt, aided by three straight Ram attack errors, gave the Wildcats a 22-15 lead. Heather Pedrick gave the Wildcats their 23rd point before Katie Bushong gave the Wildcats set point. Another attack error gave the Wildcats the first set, 25-18.

The Rams used a 5-1 run to jump out to a 17-10 lead in the second set, and the Wildcats could only get to within as few as four points the rest of the way. The Rams closed the set on a 7-2 run, including the final three points of the set, 25-16.

The service game of Heather Pedrick gave the Wildcats a 9-0 head start in the third set, as she had two aces, Angel Oliver had two kills, and Jessica Connelly has three kills. The Wildcats didn’t allow the Rams to make any large runs in the set to claw back into, and then used a 5-1 run to take the lead, getting a kill from Connelly to win, 25-16.

The Wildcats again started fast in the fourth set, taking a 5-1 lead. But this time the Rams answered and was back to within a point, 10-9. Another great service run which included three services aces from Heather Pedrick aided an 8-2 run for the Wildcats, taking an 18-11 lead. The teams traded points until the Wildcats scored the final three points of the match, getting a kill from heather Pedrick, a block from Angel Oliver and Jessica Connelly, and a Rams’ error to end the match, 25-16.

Mandy Behiels led the Wildcats with 12 kills while hitting .226 and added 12 digs. Heather Pedrick had 10 kills while hitting .308, 22 assists, nine digs, and five aces. Jessica Connelly chipped in with 10 kills while hitting .320 as well. Angel Oliver had eight kills to go with three block assists. Elly Collins led the back row with 18 digs.

The Wildcats hit the road for the rest of the week, as they stay in the CACC South Division but head to Philadelphia to take on Chestnut Hill on Thursday night. The first serve against the Griffins is set for 7:00 p.m.

 

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SUBJECT: Three Second Half Goals Push No. 9 Men’s Soccer Past Goldey-Beacom, 4-0
DATE: October 5, 2021
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WILMINGTON, Del. - - Three second half goals allowed the No. 9 ranked Wilmington University men’s soccer team to separate itself from Goldey-Beacom for a 4-0 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference victory on Tuesday afternoon at Sawin Field.
The win is the 10th of the season for the Wildcats as they improve to 10-0-1 overall and 4-0 in CACC play. The team extends their best unbeaten streak to start a season.
The scoring started in the 10th minute as Shawn Genus supplied the pressure. Genus was slotted into the box on the right side. He turned back and found Marius Skattum Dahl alone at the spot. His shot ranks off the post, but Ellis McSharry was there to collect the rebound. McSharry played it across to the far post to a wide-open Genus who headed it home for his 10th goal of the year.
The Wildcats outshot the Lightning (2-6, 1-3 CACC), 13-4, but the Genus goal was all that found the scoreboard as the Wildcats went into the break leading, 1-0.
The second half was more of the same for the Wildcats, starting early with a goal from Marius Skattum Dahl just three minutes in.
Ellis McSharry played a cross into the box, but the Lightning were first to the ball. The defense’s clear went right to Skattum Dahl at the top of the box, and he calmly collected the clearance, got it to his right foot, and shot it to the upper right corner for his third goal of the year.
The Wildcats collected 11 corners in the contest, but didn’t have a true chance until their 10th corner. Richard Thompson played ball in from the right corner, finding Carson Talboys at the penalty spot, his header snuck past the goalkeeper as Shawn Genus acted as an ice hockey forward and screened the goalie. It was Talboys’ fourth goal of the year, all with his head, all off corners.
Less than five minutes later, Dimitris Passalis scored his first collegiate career goal after another missed clearance from the Lightning defense. The Wildcats went on the attack after a Goldey-Beacom goal-kick, as Hakim Williams played a centering pass at the top of the box. The Lightning got a foot on it to clear it, but it went right to Passalis who launched a shot to the upper right corner from 20 yards out for the 4-0 lead.
The only thing left to decide was the clean sheet and Ellis McSharry helped with that as well. Konstantinos Parisis made two saves in the game and McSharry cleared a ball off the line to keep the Lightning off the board. It was the fifth shutout of the year for Parisis and the Wildcats.
Wilmington outshot the Lightning, 26-6, for the game and won the corner battle, 11-1. Pedro Santolaya made 15 saves for the lightning.
The three-game road trip continues for the Wildcats on Saturday, as they travel to Waterbury, Connecticut to square off against Post. The opening whistle is set for 2:30 p.m. on LaMoy Field.