Box Score THE FACTS
No. 7 McDaniel (16-1, 9-1 CC) 4, Ursinus (3-12-2, 1-9 CC) 0
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's soccer game
When: Saturday, Oct. 30
Where: Westminster, Md.
THE SKINNY
McDaniel, ranked seventh in the latest United Soccer Coaches Div. IIi poll, scored twice in each half and controlled play from start to finish in a 4-0 win over Ursinus.
THE LEADERS
• Hannah Schepers (Port Deposit, Md./Saint Mark's) led the Green Terror with two goals on Senior Day.
• Maddie Schwartz (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) added a pair of assists.
• Jessie Titus (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) finished with one goal.
• Elena Hincapie (Wydmoor, Pa./Springfield Twp.) notched one goal.
FOR THE FOES
• Mandy Carideo anchored the Bears defense with six saves.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• McDaniel opened the scoring in the 20th minute when Sara McDonald (Langhorne, Pa./Council Rock South) placed a perfect pass to Hannah Schepers, who put it in the back of the net. Just 16 minutes later, Schepers broke free for her second goal of the game.
• Jessie Titus (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) knocked home a rebound off a Maddie Schwartz shot in the 56th minute for a 3-0 advantage. In the 74th minute, Schwartz created another opportunity. A streaking Elena Hincapie (Wydmoor, Pa./Springfield Twp.) finished the rebound for the final score.
THE INSIDE STORY
• The Green Terror finished with advantages of 21-5 in shots and 11-0 in corner kicks its 13th shutout of the season.
• Hannah Schepers recorded her 39th and 40th career goals in the victory and sits one shy of tying the all-time program record for career goals.
• McDaniel is the No. 2 seed in the upcoming CC tournament and will host Swarthmore, which locked up the third seed with Franklin & Marshall's loss to Johns Hopkins, in a semifinal on Friday.
NEXT UP
Friday's game time will be announced on Monday morning following the pre-championship conference call.