READING, Pa. Senior forward
Mallory Mugnier (Glenside, Pa.) recorded a hat-trick to make her the career leader in goals with 27, as the Penn State Abington women's soccer team cruised to a 6-0 victory over SUNY Poly, Saturday afternoon.
With the win Abington improves to 14-4 on the season and will face off against Penn State Berks for the NEAC Championship for the third straight year.
It was a historic day for the Penn State Abington women's soccer program as sophomore
Emily Kennedy (Montgomeryville, Pa.) tied
Kayla Nolan's 2014 single season record for goals with 17. Later in the game senior forward
Mallory Mugnier became the new career record holder for goals with her hat-trick.
Kennedy (Montgomeryville, Pa.) opened the scoring early in the 10
th minute when she finished the ball in the box for a 1-0 lead over the Wildcats.
Mugnier scored her first goal of the game in the 25
th minute as she was assisted by
Michelle Latronica (Philadelphia, Pa.) and senior
Desirae Holmes (Philadelphia, Pa.) added another when she slid a shot into the bottom corner of the net.
Mugnier finished the first half with her second goal of the game that tied Brittany Middleton's record of 26 career goals in the 42
nd minute.
Sophomore
Jessica Domansky (Jenkintown, Pa.) recorded her first goal of her career in the second half with a shot from the right side of the box in the 56
th minute.
With two minutes remaining in the game, Mugnier broke Brittany Middleton's career mark with her third goal of the game and ninth of the season.
Abington will face off against host Berks tomorrow in the NEAC Championship for the third year in a row, with kick-off slated for 1:00 p.m. The winner will have an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III tournament.