2007 Game Recaps

Despite freezing conditions, the Lady Bearcats were able to defeat visiting Indiana University of PA, 12-8, to open up the season.

SVC opened up an early lead, taking an 8-6 advantage into half time, and then outscored IUP 4-2 over the second frame.  The game was called with 12 minutes remaining in the second half due to freezing rain and treacherous field conditions, but was deemed official by the referees.

Laura Fedor and Lauren Eller both scored three times on the afternoon for SVC, while Jenna Moon, Meredith Ruffing, and Sarah Peranteau picked up a pair of goals apiece.  Moon also added an assist.

The Lady Bearcats scored 25 goals en route to a big win over Lancaster Bible College on the road.

SVC took a 15-2 lead in the first half and went on to win by a score of 25-3.

Meredith Ruffing led the offense with 5 goals and a pair of assists.  Laura Fedor, Jenna Moon and Brittany Concepcion each scored three times.

Bethany Evans and Sarah Peranteau each tallied two goals, while Cassie Alberding, Lauren Eller, Lauren Martino, Megan Sekinger, Lauren Jones, Ashton Mancuso and Kristen Blackburn each scored once.

Peranteau and Moon joined Ruffing with 7 points on the day.  Peranteau recorded five assists while Moon had four.  Alberding assisted on three goals, while Evans and Sekinger had two assists each.  Eller, Fedor and Jones each recorded one assist.

Candy Decker saved 50% of the shots she faced in the first half, while Erica Lisi also posted a 50% save percentage in the second.

The Lady Bearcats were handed their first loss of the season, dropping a 17-12 decision at Frostburg State (MD).

Lauren Eller scored five goals in the losing cause, while Laura Fedor scored three times and Meredith Ruffing and Jenna Moon twice apiece.  Moon and Fedor each tallied assists, while Erica Lisi stopped 47 percent of the shots she faced in goal.

SVC found itself down 11-7 at the intermission, and were unable to gain any ground in the second half.

Senior Jenna Moon scored her 100th career goal as the Lady Bearcats came from behind to defeat Kenyon College by a score of 11-10.

Both teams battled evenly throughout much of the first half, before two late goals put Kenyon up 6-4 at the half.

SVC got off to a fast start in the second half, with Moon (2) and Meredith Ruffing scoring in the first five minutes to give SVC a 7-6 lead.  Kenyon again fought back, and the game was tied 8-8 until there was less than 14 minutes remaining. 

A Lauren Eller goal with 13:55 remaining put SVC up to stay, 9-8, but Kenyon refused to go away.  With 12:55 to go, Moon took a left-handed shot (PHOTO) and scored her 100th career goal, giving SVC a two-goal lead (10-8).  Five minutes later, Kenyon's Jess Little cut the margin to one, but Moon answered with her fifth goal of the game with 5:35 remaining to make it 11-9.  Just eleven seconds later, Kenyon's Amanda Drummond scored to make it 11-10, but the Bearcat offense managed to control the ball much of the game's final five minutes to seal the victory. 

Candy Decker picked up the win in the net for SVC, posting 8 saves.  Offensively, Moon tallied six points (5 goals, 1 assist).  Ruffing added 3 goals, while Eller scored twice and Cassie Alberding added a goal.  For Kenyon, Sarah Masel led the way with three goals.

The Lady Bearcats were defeated 14-13 by visiting Notre Dame College, in a physical game played in a steady downpour.

The game was evenly played throughout, with SVC holding a two-goal lead (11-9) with less than 15 minutes remaining.  Five unanswered goals in the second half by the Falcons in a span of nine minutes proved to be too much for the Lady Bearcats to overcome. 

SVC scored two late goals and held the ball deep in Notre Dame territory for the final 1:30, managing a number of shots, but was not able to score the tying marker.

The first half was back and forth for the entire 30 minutes, featuring five ties and six lead changes.  With 9:45 left until the half, the Falcons took a 5-4 lead on Gena McPherson's second goal of the half. 

The Lady Bearcats quickly struck back, with Lauren Eller scoring with 8:58 left and Jenna Moon tallying her third goal of the half at the eight minute mark to put the hosts up 6-5, which is how the score remained through halftime. 

SVC goalie Erica Lisi was stellar in the pipes, preserving the lead with a number of key stops as the first half wound down.  She ended up with 13 saves over the first 30 minutes.

The second half was just as competitive as the first, with the teams exchanging the lead three times in the first 12 minutes.  With the game tied at nine, SVC's Laura Fedor scored twice in a two-minute span, giving the Lady Bearcats a two-goal lead with 16 minutes remaining in regulation.

Notre Dame stormed back, scoring five unanswered goals, two each by McPherson and Molly Merrill, to go up 14-11 at the 5:50 mark. 

Eller scored her third goal of the afternoon with 2:36 left, and teammate Kristen Blackburn found the net 50 seconds later to pull SVC to within one with just over a minute remaining.

The Lady Bearcats then had a number opportunities to the the contest over the final 60 seconds, controlling the ball for the duration and getting a number of scoring chances.  They were unable to find the net, however, and Notre Dame's winning streak was pushed to eight games.

Fedor ended the day with three goals and two assists, with Moon scoring four goals and Eller three.  Blackburn was a fourth Lady Bearcat with multiple goals, scoring twice.

Lisi ended the day with 21 saves.

The Lady Bearcats defeated Allegheny College by a score of 17-9, outscoring Allegheny 10-1 in the second half to erase a one-goal deficit.

Lauren Eller and Meredith Ruffing led the offensive attack with four goals each.  Jenna Moon and Laura Fedor each scored three goals, while Cassie Alberding added two and Sarah Peranteau scored once.

Fedor added three assists, while Moon tallied two and Peranteau one.

Erica Lisi picked up the win in the net, posting a 55% save percentage.

Catholic University jumped to an early lead and never looked back, downing SVC 20-5 on the road in Washington, DC.

Catholic took an 11-0 lead into the half before SVC managed to get the offense moving in the second half.

Jenna Moon scored four goals and Cassie Alberding added one for SVC (4-3).  Moon assisted on Alberding's goal.

 The Lady Bearcats scored early and often in their 21-7 home victory over Seton Hill.

SVC recorded 52 shots, while nine players scored at least one goal, and seven others scoring multiple times.

The hosts got on the board early, when Meredith Ruffing found the back of the net off of an assist from Jenna Moon. 

Just 40 seconds later, Cassie Alberding scored an unassisted tally, before Seton Hill scored its first goal of the afternoon at the 26:09 mark.

SVC then scored the next nine goals unanswered, with three coming from Laura Fedor, to go up 10-1.  Moon assisted on four of the nine tallies.

Ruffing and Megan Sekinger each scored as the half wound down, and the Lady Bearcats took a 12-5 advantage into the intermission.

The Lady Bearcats picked up right where they left off to start the second half, with Moon scoring twice within the first five minutes to give SVC a nine-goal advantage. 

SVC enjoyed its largest lead of the game, 20-5, with just over 10 minutes left in the second half when Moon scored her fifth goal of the afternoon, assisted by Lauren Eller.

Eller's second goal of the day, with 6:22 remaining in regulation, closed out the Lady Bearcat scoring.

Moon was the star of the game offensively, scoring five goals to go with seven assists for a total of 12 points.  Fedor scored three goals with a pair of assists, while Eller, Ruffing, Alberding, Sekinger, and Sarah Peranteau all had two goals on the afternoon.  Eller also added a pair of helpers.

Candy Decker was solid in goal, stopping 36 percent of the shots that came her way.

The Lady Bearcats fought back from a halftime deficit, but fell to Ohio Wesleyan by a score of 10-9.

OWU led 8-4 at the end of the first 30 minutes, but SVC stormed back into the game in the second.  Meredith Ruffing led the offense with 5 goals, while Jenna Moon had a goal and 3 assists.  Also scoring for SVC were Lauren Eller, Sarah Peranteau and Laura Fedor. 

Erica Lisi saved 63% of the shots she faced in the net for SVC.

Meredith Ruffing's six goals led the way as Saint Vincent defeated Wittenberg University by a score of 15-11.

SVC opened a 9-4 lead at the half then cruised to the win, their sixth of the year against just four losses.  The victory guaranteed the Lady Bearcats their first winning season in program history.

Lauren Eller, Sarah Peranteau, Jenna Moon and Laura Fedor each added two goals, while Kristen Blackburn scored once.  Moon, Eller and Bethany Evans were credited with assists, and Candy Decker picked up the win in the net.

The Lady Bearcats will conclude the regular season with a home game on Saturday against Dominican College at 4:00.

The Lady Bearcats jumped out to a big early lead and coasted the rest of the way, defeating Dominican College 21-4 on Senior Day.

In its final home contest of the year, SVC struck quickly, taking a 5-0 lead on a Sarah Peranteau goal just four minutes in.  The lead continued to grow, as Lauren Eller's third goal of the half, with 30 seconds left, gave the hosts a 14-0 lead heading into the intermission.  Teammate Jenna Moon scored four goals over the first 30 minutes, while Peranteau scored twice in the first half.

Not to be outdone, the Lady Bearcat defense was stifling, allowing just four shots on goal over the first 30 minutes.

Cassie Alberding and Megan Sekinger each scored to open the second half, pushing the SVC advantage to 16-0.

Dominican then scored three unanswered goals, two by Althea Chambers and one by Ashley Ordemann, to make the score 16-3 with 20 minutes remaining in play, but SVC ended by scoring five of the next six goals, with two more coming from Eller, to pick up the big win.

Five Lady Bearcats scored at least twice on the day, with five coming from both Eller and Moon, who ends her season with 35 goals and her career with 125, good for second all-time in the program's history.  

Four other seniors recorded multiple points in their final game in the green and gold, including Meredith Ruffing (2 goals, 1 assist), Kristen Blackburn (2g, 1a), Laura Fedor (1g, 2a), and Bethany Evans (1g, 1a).  Senior Candice Decker started the game in goal and posted a clean slate, stopping all nine shots sent her way, aided by a strong Lady Bearcat defensive performance led by two more seniors, Mary Kate Connoly and Danielle Walsh.