SHIRLEY, N.Y.– Six different Golden Lions found the back of the net as the Dowling College women’s soccer team cruised to a 6-0 non-conference win over Chestnut Hill College.  The Golden Lions improve to 8-2-1 on the season as the Griffins slide to 1-9-1.
 
The Golden Lions jumped on the board early with a goal in the 14^th minute.  Sophomore Christina Cottone sent in a corner kick that found the head of Astasia Williams-Bertles who snuck it past Chestnut Hill’s goalkeeper for the 1-0 lead.  Less than three minutes later, junior Allie Merrill doubled the Dowling lead when she took a pass from senior Nicole Nulty beating the CHC defender and blasted a shot to the left side of the net.  Dowling extended their lead to 3-0 when senior Christine Verrelle recorded her first goal of the season when she headed in a corner kick from Amber Pindulic in the 39^th minute.  The Golden Lions
 
Dowling continued the pressure in the second half and broke through in the 76^th minute when senior Lindsey Thompson‘s shot was out of CHC keeper’s reach.  Less than two minutes later Pindulic found the back of the net for a 5-0 Dowling advantage.  The final goal of the night came in the final 30 seconds of play when sophomore Samantha DiClemente found space and drilled a shot in the upper left corner bringing the game to its final 6-0 score.
 
Dowling’s goalkeeper Melissa Guglielmo recorded her eighth win of the season finishing with one save as Mariah Valva recorded two.
 
The Golden Lions out shot the Griffins 28 to 5 and held a 6-0 advantage in corner kicks. 
 
Dowling hits the road and takes on Mercy College this Saturday, October 11^th at 12:00 PM.