Wilmington, Del. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Women's Soccer team fell to Wilmington University, 2-0 on Tuesday afternoon at the WU Athletics Complex in a non-conference matchup. The Spartans moved to 2-9-2, while the Wildcats improved to 3-7-4.

How it Happened

• The Spartans and Wildcats battled for the momentum through the first 41 minutes of action, with the hosts holding a 7-3 shots advantage.
• Wilmington opened the scoring in the 42nd minute on a Kailey Hyland unassisted tally off of a turnover by STAC goalie Alessandra Santoriello to make it 1-0.
• Another Spartan turnover, this time in the 75th minute, allowed Sammie Bennett to find teammate Emily Larsen, who fired a shot that dribbled by keeper Colleen Stevens and to the back of the net to double the Wilmington lead at 2-0.
• The final goal came in the 88th minute, as an intercepted pass in the Spartans' defensive end, resulted in several Wildcat passes that led Hannah Schwartz to make a feed to Emily Larsen who tallied her second of the match and made it 3-0 Wilmington.

Inside the Box Score

• Wilmington outshot STAC 24-9 and held a 6-3 edge in corner kicks on the afternoon.
• Emily Ras led the Spartans in shots with four.
• Alessandra Santoriello (L, 0-5) got the start in net for St. Thomas Aquinas and made three saves on four shots. Colleen Stevens saw action in the final 45 minutes of the match and made five stops on seven shots.

Up Next

St. Thomas Aquinas College continues its four-game road trip, visiting Lincoln University (Pa.) on Saturday, October 15 (2:00 p.m.).