WAYNE, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | William Paterson University scored four goals in the first 25 minutes of the opening half and defeated the New Jersey City University women's soccer team, 6-0, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game on September 22 at Pioneer Soccer Park.
 
WP (3-5-0, 1-1-0 NJAC) outshot the Gothic Knights (4-4-0, 0-2-0 NJAC) by a 20-4 margin and saw two players account for five of the six goals.
 
Two-time All-NJAC forward Marisa Adelman (Branchburg, N.J.), a junior who in 2016 was the league's co-Rookie of the Year with NJCU center midfielder Mallensy Vargas (North Bergen, NJ/Memorial), did the most damage, netting a hat trick with her sixth, seventh and eighth goals of the season, including the first two of the game in the seventh and 14th minutes. She completed her day with the sixth goal in the 78th minute. Adelman, who had a game-high five shots—all on net—added an assist on the fifth goal, to finish with seven points for the Pioneers.  
 
Freshman midfielder Samantha Persaud (North Brunswick, N.J.) added a brace, the first two goals of her collegiate career, when she netted shots in the 25th and 70th minutes to make it 4-0 at the break and 5-0 midway through the second half.
 
Junior midfielder Lorraine Moffitt (Paramus, N.J.) was the lone other scorer, making it 3-0 on a 20th minute penalty kick. It was her first of the year.
 
Sophomore mid Danielle Dachowski (Roxbury, N.J.), junior mid Morgan Bringoli (Barnegat, N.J.) and freshman mid Michaela Stanton (Tinton Falls, N.J.) each produced assists for WP; Dachowski set up the eventual game-winner.
 
Vargas, who entered the game with 22 points (nine goals, four assists) ranked No. 11 in NCAA Division III in shots per game (7.14) and 22nd in shots on goal per game (3.43), was held without a shot for only the fourth time in 38 career outings.
 
Sophomore goalkeeper Erica Hickey (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) made three saves to preserve her third shutout of the season. NJCU freshman keeper Cidney Lee-Sam (Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge) made seven saves on a busy day in net.
 
OF NOTE:

• Series: 23rd meeting. William Paterson leads, 20-2-1.

 
UP NEXT:

• NJCU is back home on Wednesday, September 26 (4 p.m.) when it hosts Kean University in conference action at the Robert L. McNulty Memorial Soccer Field.

 
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