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Women’s Soccer Bounces Back With 5-0 Road Win Over Wesley

Melissa Trofa factored into three goals for the Garnet.
Box Score Dover, Del. – Sophomore Melissa Trofa netted two insurance goals and added an assist in leading the Swarthmore College women's soccer team to a 5-0 victory over Wesley on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Scott D. Miller Stadium. The Garnet used a balanced scoring attack and a stifling defense that yielded only six shots to hand the Wolverines their first loss of the season.

Swarthmore (3-1) outshot the host school by a 10-1 count in the first half and scored twice within a four-minute span to break loose. Junior Emma Sindelar put the Garnet on the board by finishing passes from freshman Miranda Saldivar and Trofa in the 26th minute, and freshman Rebecca Mayeda doubled the lead shortly afterwards by stealing the ball away from the Wesley defense and beating goalkeeper Samantha Brannigan with a shot to the left corner.

The Garnet founded the back of the net three more times in the second half to cruise to their third win of the season. Senior tri-captain Megan Brock received a pass from freshman Caroline Khanna and netted her first goal of the 2013 campaign by firing the ball to the right corner. Trofa then provided insurance by scoring twice in the 86th and 90th minutes of action.

Sophomore Reba Magier earned the victory in goal for Swarthmore by turning away the only shot she faced in the first half. Caela Long, a senior, made two saves on five opportunities in the second frame to combine with Magier for the shutout. Brannigan recorded 11 stops for Wesley (2-1-1) in the losing effort.

Swarthmore, which is ranked ninth regionally by the NSCAA, returns home to host Lancaster Bible on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m.

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