Reading, Pa.- The Penn St. Berks Women's Soccer Team took down Penn St. Brandywine, defeating the Lions by a score of 12-0 on Tuesday, Oct 22.

Berks (6-8-2 Overall, 5-1-1 UEC) got on the board first, striking in the ninth minute. Autumn Levengood rocketed a shot on goal that deflected off the goalkeeper and to the feet of Adriana Lepera. Lepera capitalized, smashing a shot into the back of the net. The Lions added on in the 24^th minute. Ashley Jocham drove into the box, playing a ball to Levengood directly in front of the goal. Levengood lifted a shot over the keeper for a goal. Mary King got into the act, taking a pass from Faith Wavershak at the top of the box and hammering a shot into the upper corner of the goal. The Blue & White scored again in the 33^rd minute. Wavershak laid a pass off to Lepera out the box and she scored a spectacular goal, driving the ball perfectly into the upper right-hand corner, making the score 4-0.

Paige Thomas kept the offensive onslaught going, dribbling down the right side and lacing a shot into the back of the net. The Lions added one more goal before the half, when Lauren LeKites headed in a corner kick from Lepera. Berks led 6-0 at the break.

The Lions were on the attack immediately in the second half, scoring in the 47^th minute. King drove through the left side of the defense and played a ball across the front of the goal to Levengood. She knocked the ball into the back of the net to stretch the advantage. One minute later, Thomas blasted a shot from outside the box that bounced past the keeper for a goal. Jocham struck again in the 50^th minute, gathering in a loose ball from a missed shot and redirecting it into the back of the net.

Mackenzie Bennett made an impact play in the 52^nd minute, gathering a loose ball and lining a shot under the crossbar for the Lions 10^th goal of the game. Wavershak struck in the 59^th minute, capitalizing on quick passes by Levengood and Bennett to create shooting space and score her first goal of the game. Lepera closed out the scoring, netting a goal in the 65^th minute to complete her hat trick. The match was stopped in the 70^th minute.

WHO'S NEXT                                                                                     
The Lions will close out the regular season with a trip to Cairn University with major postseason seeding implications on Saturday, Oct. 26. The kickoff is scheduled to start at 5:00 PM.

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