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Bears blank Garnet, 9-0

SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Ursinus College sophomore forward Alyssa Thren (Barto, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) and junior midfielder Megan Yoder (Lititz, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) scored two goals as the third-ranked Bears (14-2, 8-0 Centennial) defeated Swarthmore (5-10, 1-6 Centennial) 9-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Clothier Fields.

The Bears outshot the Garnet 40-2 in the win.

Ursinus got on the board 2:25 in as senior forward Jen Hooven (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Catholic) scored in front of the goal on an assist junior forward Jennifer Bayzick (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area). The lead increased to 2-0 as Thren scored on an assist from senior forward Jessica Zatwarnicki (Reading, Pa./Exeter) at 5:39.

Thren scored her second goal at 13:51 as the ball bounced off the crossbar, which Thren then knocked in.

Right before the half, senior back Katie Hunt (New Castle, Del./Wilmington Friends) scored on a penalty stroke for a 4-0 lead at 33:44.

In the second half, Thren assisted on a goal from junior midfielder Bridget Resetco (West Chester, Pa./Downingtown West) at 37:32 for a 5-0 lead.

Yoder then scored two straight goals at 43:01 and 44:48 for a 7-0 Bears lead.

Sophomore forward Corinne Freeman (Freehold, N.J./St. John Vienney) scored at 48:46 for a 8-0 lead, followed by a goal from Zatwarnicki at 54:52 on an assist from Hunt.

Senior goalkeeper Erica Scott (Carney's Point, N.J./St. Elizabeth) and junior goalkeeper LauraLee Lightwood-Mater (Bethlehem, Pa./The George School) combined on the shutout. Scott made one save in 45 minutes, while Lightwood-Mater did not make a save in 25 minutes.

Ursinus hosts Washington next Wednesday at 7 p.m.