Palm Beach Atlantic University women’s soccer defeated Florida Memorial 4-0 Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Rinker Athletic Campus in West Palm Beach, Fla. Natalia Ragonese scored twice after entering as a substitute, and Palm Beach Atlantic recorded a shutout.
Palm Beach Atlantic scored twice in each half and finished with a 37-5 advantage in shots, including 19 shots on goal. Brooke Delzatto played all 90 minutes in goal and made three saves as Florida Memorial was held scoreless.
Palm Beach Atlantic Builds Halftime Lead
Maddie Hulme and Meren Patton each recorded a goal and an assist in the first half. Hulme opened the scoring at 15:30 off an assist from Patton, and Patton added a goal at 32:03 with Hulme providing the assist.
Palm Beach Atlantic limited Florida Memorial to one shot in the first half. Abby Longstaff, Cassidy Norley, Kayla Sciortino and Jordan Lavery also recorded attempts during the opening half, while Isabelle Mapanao faced Palm Beach Atlantic’s attack in goal for Florida Memorial.
Patton finished with seven shots, including three on goal. Palm Beach Atlantic also recorded shots from Kendall Popp, Mallory Holway and Kelsi Bennett as it continued to pressure Florida Memorial.
Ragonese Completes the Shutout
Ragonese scored less than two minutes after entering the match and later added her second goal to complete the scoring. She finished with two shots, with both attempts on goal.
Palm Beach Atlantic improved to 3-1-1, while Florida Memorial fell to 0-2-0. The result gave Palm Beach Atlantic its 4-0 win on the same night the teams met at Rinker Athletic Campus.
Source: Original report