CORTLAND, N.Y. – For the tenth time in 16 games the Wilkes University women's soccer team shut out its opponent, this time in a non-conference matchup at SUNY Cortland. Junior Nicolette Towlen (Ewing, NJ/Ewing) netted the lone goal for the Lady Colonels as they defeated the Red Dragons 1-0 Tuesday night.

Junior goalkeeper Courtney Stanley (Yardville, NJ/Steinert) made three saves and moved into a tie with Kate Mahoney for the most shutouts in a season at Wilkes with nine. The Lady Colonels played another stellar team defensive game led by freshmen Catherine Gregoire (New Cumberland, PA/Trinity) and Niamh Harkins (Pennington, NJ/Hopewell Valley) and junior Megan Lercara (Plains, PA/James M. Coughlin).

With the win Wilkes, the No. 8 team in the United Soccer Coaches Mid-Atlantic Region, moved its overall record to 11-2-3 on the season. Cortland, who was receiving votes in the East Region, fell to 9-4-3.

After a scoreless first half Wilkes took advantage of its third corner kick opportunity of the game. Senior Elena Denger (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth) provided the corner kick into the middle of the box where senior Julia Tyler (Fieldsboro, NJ/Notre Dame) got a leg to the ball and deflected it Towlen who placed a left-footed half volley past the Cortland goalkeeper at the 66:56 mark. The goal was the third of the season for Towlen and the ninth of her career. Both Tyler and Denger were awarded with assists on the play.

For Tyler it was the first assist of her career and Denger registered her second assist of the season and seventh of her career.

Freshman Elise Brubaker (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) led all players with five shots in the game with Wilkes outshooting Cortland 14-5.

Wilkes will close out the regular season by returning to Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom play when it travels to Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y. on Saturday, October 28 for a 1:00 p.m. game. The Lady Colonels will look to capture the top seed in the MAC Freedom tournament for the first time in program history.