| DEVILETTES SCORE SHUTOUT OVER LADY STATESMEN Roderick Mosley October 5, 2005  Itta Bena, MS---The Mississippi Valley StateDevilettes soccer team recorded their third straight shutout victory with a 5-0 win over the Lady Statesmen of Delta State today in Cleveland, MS. Led by sophomore forward Brooke Falke, the Devilettes put the Lady Statesmen away early as they breezed through to an easy victory. Falke got the Devilettes on the scoreboard early, scoring the first of her two goals less than two minutes into the game courtesy of a pass from right wing Jackie Hogan. One and a half minutes later Falke would once again strike pay dirt on an identical play this time on a pass from Sonia Curvelo on the left wing. After taking a 2-0 lead into the break, Valley opened the second half in the same fashion as they started the game when Meghan Eddy scored unassisted two minutes into the half. Pella Hand added a goal at the 54:52 mark, while Curvelo finished off the scoring at 60:04. For the Lady Statesmen, Amy Gaines and Ney Ney Foster both recorded a shot on goal. Keeper, Bonnie Keene had seven saves as the Devillettes fired off 15 shots. Devillettes keeper Maria Del Guercio, Southwestern Athletic Conference Goal Keeper of the Week recorded two saves of Delta States four shots. The Devilettes (5-4) will return to action Friday, October 7th when they host the Lady Lions of the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. -MVSU- |