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Women's Soccer Defeats Manhattan College, 2-0
8/30/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Aug. 30, 2009
PITTSBURGH, Pa .- Marshall University's Angela DeSumma (Doylestown, Pa.) and Megan Tabler (Ashland, Ky.) each tallied a goal to earn a 2-0 victory over Manhattan College to win the Duquesne University women's soccer tournament on Sunday afternoon at Arthur J. Rooney Field.
Marshall improves to 3-0, their best start since the 2000 season when they began the season 4-0, while the Jaspers fall to 1-1 on the season.
"I don't think that we played with same intensity as we did on Friday, I think that is something we are going to have to do a better job of in the future," Marshall Head Coach Kevin Long said. "But we are happy to come out with a victory and start the season at 3-0."
Despite being outshot in the first half 8-4 MU was able to score nine minutes into the game when DeSumma launched a shot from 20 yards out off a pass from sophomore Erin Blakely (Westerville, Ohio). The goal was her first of the season and the eventual game-winner for The Thundering Herd.
Goalkeeper Liz Orton (Ft. Collins, Colo.) finished the day with seven saves and earned her third consecutive shutout of the season.
"One of our goals in the beginning of the year was to allow fewer goals than last season and so far we are doing that, and in an impressive fashion," Long said.
Tabler scored her second goal of the tournament on her only shot of the afternoon late in the second half to seal the deal for The Herd.
Marshall returns to action next weekend when it hosts Winthrop University on Friday, September 4th. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. at Sam Hood Field. The Herd then travels to Radford University with a 2:00 p.m. start to conclude the weekend on Sunday.
