by Warren Kozireski
Roberts Wesleyan scored twice over the first five minutes and never looked back in a 4-1 victory versus St. Thomas Aquinas to earn their sixth home victory with one remaining.
Spencerport grad Brittany Kinmond started the scoring at 2:29 taking a through-pass from Briana Tata before drilling a 20-yard shot inside the left post. The goal was her team-leading tenth of the season.
Exactly two minutes later, Tata scored on a free kick from just above the box that found the upper left corner.
At 13:08, Churchville-Chili grad Ellie Swan assisted on Allison Kendall’s goal following a scramble around the net. Then Kendall scored again in the 31st minute from Tata.
St. Thomas broke up the combined shutout bid by Breanna Maggio and Marissa Sell (Brockport) in the 43rd minute when Mae Comerford’s shot hit the underside of the crossbar and deflected to the ground just behind the goal-line.
Roberts Wesleyan, now with a 10-7 record, came into the week ranked tenth in the latest NCCAA poll, but had been held scoreless in losing five of their last six road contests.
“I didn’t know what to expect going into the new conference, so to finish .500 in conference in our first year exceeded expectations for us,” said eighth year head coach Dan Berg about the first of a two year transition to Division II. “The recruiting class we brought in this year has done a great job for us and they continue to shine day in and day out.”
As for the national Christian College #10 ranking, Berg said, “it’s about where we thought we would be. We’re playing a tougher schedule than some of the teams plus playing teams we are unfamiliar with; having ten wins right now is a good starting point for us.”
The Redhawks wrap up the season at home Saturday, October 27 against Daemen at 7 p.m.
