READING, PA – Host Alvernia University scored nine first half goals then added eight more tallies in the second frame on way to a 17-5 non-conference victory over Wilkes University Wednesday afternoon .
 
Wilkes dropped to 2-5 overall while Alvernia improved to 2-3 on the season.
 
Domenica Lerch (Northampton, PA/Northampton) gave Wilkes a 1-0 lead in the first two minutes of play thanks to an unassisted goal at 28:55.
 
Alvernia scored the next three goals before a Sierra Duman (Smyrna, DE/Smyrna) unassisted strike cut the advantage to 3-2 with 12:06 left in the first half. Three more Alvernia goals pushed the lead to 6-2 before Duman notched her second of the game and eighth of the season to make the score 6-3 with 9:25 on the first half clock.
 
Three more unanswered Alvernia tallies gave the hosts a 9-3 lead at the break.
 
From there seven straight goals gave the Golden Wolves their largest lead of the game at 16-3 before Ashley Burkhardt (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) stopped the run with her ninth goal of the season off an assist from Brooklyn Pedana (Yatesville, PA/Pittston Area).
 
Duman notched the hat trick to close out the Wilkes scoring with 2:20 left in the second half.
 
Sarah Carlini (Collegeville, PA/Pope John Paul II) made 18 saves in the defeat for Wilkes in net.
 
Wilkes returns to the field April 1^st when it begins MAC Freedom play against Eastern University at 4:00 p.m. at the Ralston Athletic Complex.