Local roundup: Wolverines defeat Marymount 7-1 in men’s soccer

Delaware State News
Posted 3/20/21

Four players scored goals as Wesley College rolled to a 7-1 victory over Marymount in men’s soccer at Drass Field on Saturday afternoon.

Justin John-Langba, Cristian Chavez and Lyod …

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Local roundup: Wolverines defeat Marymount 7-1 in men’s soccer

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Four players scored goals as Wesley College rolled to a 7-1 victory over Marymount in men’s soccer at Drass Field on Saturday afternoon.

Justin John-Langba, Cristian Chavez and Lyod Coutilien (Caesar Rodney) all scored twice for the Wolverines (1-1), who opened up a 5-0 halftime advantage.

Kieran Sundermann also scored for the Wolverines, who are slated to play four more games in their final season.

Lacrosse

MEN, Delaware 13, Towson 12: The No. 18 Blue Hens reeled off the final four goals to stun the Tigers in overtime in a CAA showdown at Delaware Stadium.

Tye Kurtz fired in a low shot from a tough angle at the side of the net to set off a spirited celebration at midfield for Delaware (3-0 CAA, 6-1 overall), which rallied from a three-goal deficit in the final 5:19 of regulation. Jake Hervada won the opening faceoff in OT to set up the goal.

Cam Acchione netted two goals to start the comeback, while Charlie Kitchen punctuated the 3-0 run with the game-tying with 1:05 left.

The Hens’ six-game winning streak is the program’s best in the regular season since 2006.

Kitchen had a team-high four points after recording a hat trick with an assist. He moved into fifth in program history in career points (207) and he is tied for fourth in career goals (128).

Mike Robinson and Acchione added three goals apiece, while Mark Bieda, Drew Lenkaitis and Kurtz combined for the other four.

WOMEN, Immaculata 13, Wesley 7: The Macs rallied from a 4-3 halftime deficit to down the Wolverines in an Atlantic East game.

Catherine Bennett netted a team-high four goals for Wesley (1-1), Kassie Dieter had two with Margaret Johnson scoring the other.

Katelyn Porter (Smyrna) made 14 saves.

Baseball

Hens split with Lehigh: Delaware earned a split with Lehigh dropping the opener, 3-2, before taking the second game, 5-0.

In the nightcap, freshman pitcher Dom Velazquez (Dover) went five innings with eight strikeouts and no walks or runs allowed. He scattered five hits and stranded the bases loaded in the fourth to keep the Blue Hens in front.

Joseph Carpenter went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, two runs and RBI for Delaware.

Jordan Hutchins (Dover) doubled and scored in the opener.

Hornets earn split: After dropping the opener, 9-3, Delaware State (3-6) came back to win the nightcap, 6-4, in a MEAC North twinbill on Saturday.

Softball

UD stays unbeaten: Karolina Flores delivered four hits — three doubles and a homer — as Delaware (7-0) remained unbeaten by posting a pair of comeback wins over Lehigh, 5-4 and 8-7.

Emily Winburn fired two scoreless innings to earn her third win of the season in the opener.

Flores finished the day with four hits, including three doubles and a homer, and drove home four runs, while Mendoza added three hits on the afternoon.

DelState takes split: Delaware State (6-6) lost the opener, 7-4, before taking the nightcap, 6-5, in a MEAC North doubleheader on Saturday.

Soccer

WOMEN, Wesley 1, Marymount 0: A first-half goal by senior Megan Shacklock stood up in the Wolverines’ win.

Goalie Marissa Waters made four saves for Wesley, which was out-shot, 11-8.

North Carolina 5, Delaware 0: The No. 2-ranked Tar Heels (12-1) needed four second-half goals to break open up the contest.

Junior goalkeeper Lauren Krinsky made a career-high 15 saves in goal for the Blue Hens (2-2), including several diving and close-range stops. North Carolina finished with decisive advantages of 30-3 in shots and 9-0 in corner kicks.

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