Delk leads Shepherd women’s soccer past East Stroudsburg
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Junior forward Merritt Delk (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park) scored at the 81:45 mark to lift Shepherd University (11-5-1, 8-5-1 PSAC East) to a 2-1 victory over East Stroudsburg (6-7-3, 3-7-3 PSAC East) in PSAC East women’s soccer action at East Stroudsburg on Saturday night.
Delk’s goal was her team-best 13th of the season. The tally was her fifth game-winning goal of the season.
East Stroudsburg took a 1-0 lead when Kali O’Donnell scored on a pass from Megan Cairnes at the 35:41 mark.
Senior midfielder Reagan Ackermann (Myersville, Md./Middletown/UNC Wilmington) scored on assists from Delk and freshman midfielder/forward Catherine Tiday (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) at the 40:20 mark.
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Alex Stuart (New Market, Md./Linganore/Eastern Kentucky) had nine saves for the Rams. Emmelia Rucks had seven saves for the Warriors.
Shepherd had a 16-13 advantage in shots with East Stroudsburg holding a 10-9 edge in shots on goal. The Rams had a 6-4 advantage in corner kicks.
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