WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Palm Beach Atlantic women's soccer defeated Florida Memorial 4-0 on Wednesday at Rinker Athletic Campus. The Sailfish outshot the Lions 37-5 and put 19 attempts on goal. The 'Fish scored twice in each half and made three saves while keeping Fla. Memorial scoreless.
The Sailfish turned steady first-half pressure into a 2-0 halftime lead, with
Maddie Hulme and
Meren Patton each recording a goal and an assist. Earlier, the 'Fish generated eight shots and two corner kicks between 6:52 and 15:06, forcing multiple saves before Hulme scored at 15:30 off Patton's assist to open the scoring. The Sailfish kept creating after the goal, adding a 22nd-minute corner and shots from Abby Longstaff,
Cassidy Norley, Patton and Hulme before Patton scored at 32:03 with Hulme assisting to extend the lead to 2-0.
Kayla Sciortino and
Jordan Lavery added late attempts, and the 'Fish limited Fla. Memorial to one shot in the half while taking the two-goal advantage into halftime.
The Sailfish took control of the game early.
Kendall Popp took the first shot on goal,
Meren Patton, Abby Longstaff,
Mallory Holway, and
Kelsi Bennett followed behind with their own shots giving Isabelle Mapanao a hefty workload. Patton connected with
Maddie Hulme to put in the first goal for the 'Fish at 15:30. Patton took another shot on goal before reversing roles with Hulme giving the 'Fish their 2-0 lead. The Sailfish defense only allowed one shot attempt in the first half.
Natalia Ragonese came off the bench for the Sailfish with determination. Less than two minutes after entering the game, Ragonese found the back of the net without an assist. The 'Fish continued to pressure the Lions adding multiple shots on goal. Ragonese sealed the deal with her second goal of the night at 82:87, giving the Sailfish their 4-0 win over Florida Memorial.
Brooke Delzatto and the defense secured the shut-out keeping five shots, 3 on goal, out of the net.
Ragonese scored twice on two shots, putting both attempts on goal and behind the goalie.. Hulme added a goal and an assist, with her goal marked as the game-winner and first goal. Patton finished with a goal, an assist and seven shots, including three on goal. Delzatto played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded three saves in a shutout.
