Phoenixville, Pa.- The Penn St. Berks Women's Soccer Team rolled past Valley Forge, defeating the Patriots by a score of 12-0 on Saturday, Oct 19.

Berks (5-8-2 Overall, 4-1-1 UEC) started fast, firing four shots and earning two corner kicks in the first nine minutes of the game. Berks broke through in the 10^th minute when Ashley Jocham played a ball into the box on a great cross finding the head Adriana Lepera. Lepera beat the goalkeeper to the near post scoring her first goal of the season. The Lions struck again in the 18^th minute; Mackenzie Bennett played a ball to Paige Thomas just outside the 18-yard box. Thomas juked a defender and lifted a shot over the goalkeeper for her first goal of the day. The Lions added one more first half goal in the 31^st minute when Lepera worked a give-and-go with Jocham, resulting in a goal for Jocham.

The Blue & White were on the attack right from the opening kick of the second half, scoring in the 48^th minute. Autumn Levengood lifted a corner kick into the box and Zoe Macknicki redirected a shot into the back of the net scoring her first goal of the season in the process. Keeping their foot firmly on the gas petal, the Blue & White added another goal a minute later when Levengood launched a shot from outside the box into the far corner of the goal. Lauren LeKites made the score 6-0 heading in a corner kick from Thomas. After an own goal made the score 7-0 in the 57^th minute, Thomas struck for a second time, beating two defenders with a nifty cutback move and blasting a shot into the back of the net.

Lindsey Bronczyk got into the scoring act in the 66^th minute, gathering a loose ball in the box and blasting a shot off the goalkeeper and into the back of the net to make the score 9-0. Alaina Ubaldini, Faith Wavershak and Levengood all scored goals in the final 12 minutes to give Berks the 12-0 victory. With the win, Penn St. Berks has clinched a berth in the United East Championship Tournament.

WHO'S NEXT                                                            
The Lions will return home for their final home regular season game against Penn St. Brandywine on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The kickoff is scheduled to start at 5:00 PM.

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