Sussex Defeats Mercer in Region Opener
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Sussex County Community College () | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Mercer County Community College () | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mercer County Community College
Game Statistics | Sussex County Community College | Mercer County Community College |
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Shots (on goal) | 0 (13) | 0 (0) |
Saves | 7 | 9 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Corner Kicks | 0 | 0 |
Offsides | 0 | 0 |
In their NJCAA Region XIX opener, Sussex County Community College defeated Mercer County Community College in an exciting game 4-1. Mercer opened the scoring in the 9th minute with a wonder strike from freshman Stephany Da Silva Viana. She struck a half volley from 30 yards out into the upper 90 beat Sussex goalkeeper Katie Bertoa. Sussex equalized within 6 minutes, though, after a strike from Carina Gasparini who was fed through by Brelyn Cusano. 7 minutes later, Jessenia Velez gave Sussex the lead after a great pass from Giovanna Castro. The rest of the half played out as a physical battle for the midfield with the teams going into the break with a 2-1 lead for Sussex.
The start of the second half saw Sussex score another goal in 17 seconds after Giovanna Castro latched onto a through-ball from Jessenia Velez. Sussex added their last goal in the 85th minute with Giovanna Castro scoring her brace from an assist from Olivia Hudson.