PURCHASE, N.Y. - Behind a four-goal performance from Drita Tinaj (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown), the Manhattanville University women's soccer team rolled to a 9-0 victory over St. Joseph's University Brooklyn (0-7-0, 0-5-0 SKY) on Friday afternoon at GoValiants.com Field. The win improved the Valiants to 4-4 overall and 3-2 in Skyline Conference Play.
Manhattanville wasted little time getting on the board as Tinaj opened the scoring in the fifth minute off an assist from Taylor Morrill (New Windsor, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy), marking her first assist of the season. Jazleen Vega (Land O' Lakes, Fla./Sunlake) doubled the lead in the 25th minute, finishing a feed from Hannah Djokic (Roselle Park, N.J./Academy for Allied Health Sciences), who recorded her first collegiate assist. The Valiants added another goal just 32 seconds later before Tinaj struck again in the 40th minute to send the Valiants into halftime with a 4-0 advantage.
The Valiants continued to control the match after the break. Ashley Irmscher (Saint James, N.Y./Smithtown East) opened the second-half scoring in the 52nd minute, recording her first goal of the season, before Vega netted her second goal of the afternoon at 64:01. Mia Camey (Hampton Bays, N.Y./Hampton Bays) joined the scoring in the 76th minute, converting off an assist from Vega to extend the lead to 7-0. Camey recorded her first goal of the season and Vega recorded her third assist of the season.
Tinaj closed out the dominant performance with two more goals, finding the back of the net in the 77th and 86th minutes to finish the afternoon with a career-high four goals. She recorded her second, third, fourth, and fifth goal of the season against St. Joseph's University Brooklyn, while Vega recorded her third and fourth goals of the season.
Gabrielle Billetz (Clarksburg, Mass./Hoosac Valley) and Elliott Allen (Las Vegas, Nev./Cimarron-Memorial) split time in the net as the Valiants recorded the shutout without facing a shot.
UP NEXT
The Valiants continue Skyline Conference play as they face Sarah Lawrence Oct. 6 at 7PM.
