EDWARDSVILLE – The Wilkes University women's soccer team was on the offensive all night, outshooting Delaware Valley University 33-4 as it defeated the Aggies 2-0 in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) action at Bruggeworth Field on Tuesday evening.
 
The Colonels moved up to the four-seed in the conference standings with the victory, with their record at 3-2-2 in league play and 7-7-2 overall.
 
Wilkes opened the scoring in the 18^th minute when Emily Bidelspach (Myerstown, PA/ELCO) started a counter-rush after a Delaware Valley corner kick, finding Sarah Eliff (Owings, MD/Northern) who sprinted past a handful of defenders before putting a shot into the lower right corner for the 1-0 lead.
 
The Colonels doubled their lead in the 27^th minute when Eliff raced up the sideline and turned the corner before playing the ball into the box off Katie Sites (Collegeville, PA/Spring-Ford Area), who deflected the ball into the net for the 2-0 advantage.
 
Wilkes came inches away from a third tally in the 39^th minute when Jenna Jedlicka (Poughquag, NY/Arlington) struck a laser with eyes for the top right corner but Delaware Valley goalkeeper Olivia Sherwood was up to the task with a diving save.
 
Tatiana Mancera (Miami, FL/Archimedean Upper Conservatory) just missed giving the Colonels that elusive third goal in the 86^th minute when she ricocheted a shot off the crossbar.
 
Hannah Landis (Red Hill, PA/Upper Perkiomen) earned the victory, making one save over the initial 64 minutes. Lauren Sweeney (West Chester, PA/West Chester Rustin) closed out the final 26 minutes, making one save.
 
Wilkes closes out the regular season on Saturday when it travels to DeSales University for a 12:00 p.m. MAC Freedom game.