Central Connecticut Routs Liberty
from press release
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Five different players scored
three goals or more as Central Connecticut State University won its
second straight game on the road Friday afternoon. Sophomore
Ashley Perkoski led the way with five goals and two assists, while
the Blue Devils defeated Liberty by a score of 21-9.
CCSU led from start to finish, picking up the first two goals
within the first five minutes of play. Sophomore Ashley Mara
got things started with an unassisted scored less than three
minutes after the start. Freshman Betsy Vendel recorded the
next goal off of an assist from senior Courtney Mooney.
The Flames tied the score on three different occasions, the last
coming at 5-5 with 2:26 left in the opening period. Central
then took the lead for the final time and extended to three with
three straight scores inside the final 40 seconds of the
half. Perkoski and junior Michele Conway each tallied one
goal and one assist during the run.
The Blue Devils opened things up in the second period with three
more goals, making it 11-5 less than five minutes into the final
frame. This time it was Mooney recording a goal and an assist
during the stretch. After a short 2-1 run by Liberty, CCSU
scored seven goals in a row over a span of 8:38 to put the game out
of reach for the Flames.
Perkoski scored three straight goals in only 2:14 by herself to end
the Blue Devil run and take the 19-7 lead. CCSU went on to
the 21-9 victory and improved to 4-4 on the season. Liberty
falls to 1-7 with the defeat.
Perkoski led Central with five goals and added two assists, while
it was Mooney who led in points after tallying three goals and five
assists. Vendel and fellow freshman Meaghan McCurry each
tallied four goals, while Conway added three scores and three
assists.
Vendel also led the way with a career best six draw controls.
Sophomore Erin DeLancey totaled a team best six ground balls while
stopping 11 shots in the net for Central.
