Story Courtesy of Messiah Athletics

GRANTHAM, Pa. – On Wednesday evening, the seventh-ranked Messiah University cruised to a 6-0 win over the Lions of Albright College in the MAC Commonwealth Semifinals. The Falcons opened the scoring with a goal from Addi Martin by Hannah Lashley in the third minute. The Falcons added to their lead in the 11th minute with a Brittany Hoffman goal from Lauren Kenny. The Falcons added a goal from Alayna Williams and Molly Adams to take a 4-0 lead at the break. The Falcons scored two more goals in the second half, with Martin and Williams both scoring their second of the game to give the Falcons a 6-0 win.
 
Up next, the Falcons host the Spartans of York College on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1:00 p.m. in the MAC Commonwealth Championship Game.

First Half
The Falcons looked to get on the board first in the third minute. After Hannah Lashley got the ball on the left corner, she sent a cross right in front of the goal. Addi Martin headed the cross into the back of the goal to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead. In the 11th minute, the Falcons looked to extend their lead to two. Ella Lent-Koop sent a long ball towards the right corner to Lauren Kenny. Kenny took a couple of dribbles and sent a cross to the back post. Brittany Hoffman headed the ball into the back of the goal to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead. The Falcons added to their lead in the 32nd minute on a Alayna Williams goal from a Kenny cross to push the Falcons lead to 3-0. The Falcons added one more goal in the first half from Molly Adams by Ella Lent-Koop to give the Falcons a 4-0 lead at the break.
 
Second Half
The Falcons looked to extend their lead in the 54th minute. After a corner was played short, Addi Martin volleyed a shot into the back of the goal off a cross from Alayna Williams to give the Falcons a 5-0 lead. Williams added a goal from Lauren Kenny in the 63rd minute to extend the Falcons lead to 6-0. The Falcons added three more shots on goal the rest of the way, but the Albright goalkeeper made all three saves to give the Falcons the 6-0 win.  
 
Stats
Alayna Williams led the Falcons with two goals and an assist. Addi Martin scored two goals. Lauren Kenny tallied three assists. Molly Adams and Brittany Hoffman each scored a goal. Hannah Lashley and Ella Lent-Koop each added an assist. The Falcons totaled 26 shots with 14 shots on goal. The Lions tallied one shot. Messiah totaled all 11 corner kicks in the game. Ellie Ockrin earned the win in goal for the Falcons. Izzy Pizzuto also earned time in goal.
 
Next
The Falcons host the Spartans of York College on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1:00 p.m. in the MAC Commonwealth Championship Game.