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The Lady Colonels return to action Thursday at Lebanon Valley, kick-off slated for 4 p.m.

TWO EARLY GOALS PROPEL UNION COLLEGE PAST LADY COLONELS IN WOMEN’S SOCCER

9/6/2014 4:10:00 PM

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TWO EARLY GOALS PROPEL UNION COLLEGE PAST LADY COLONELS IN WOMEN'S SOCCER

SCHENECTADY, NY – The Lady Colonels fell in the final of the Union College Classic to host Union College 2-0 on Saturday afternoon.

Wilkes stands at 2-2 on the season while Union remains perfect at 4-0.

In the 7^th minute Katie Monahan finished a rebound in front of the net to open up the scoring for Union. Ten minutes later Stacey Sylvetsky scored her first goal of the year off a feed from Whitney Bickford. Union put Wilkes under a lot of pressure in the first half as they outshot the Lady Colonels 10-2 and held a 3-0 advantage in corners.

In the second half Wilkes reversed the shooting statistics as they fired 12 shots compared to Union's one; however, the Lady Colonels were unable to find the back of the net as Union goalkeeper Allison Brustowicz made eight saves.

Wilkes Elena Denger (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth) fired a team high three shots two of which were on goal. Lisa Semetti (Limerick, PA/Spring-Ford) and Alyssa Young (West Babylon, NY/West Babylon) split time in net for the Navy and Gold. Young started the game taking the loss as she allowed to goals while making six saves.

The Lady Colonels return to action on Thursday when they travel to Annville, PA to face-off against Lebanon Valley College. Kick-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

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