RALEIGH, N.C. – The Shenandoah University women's soccer team opened its 2019 season in dominating fashion Friday evening, taking out N.C. Wesleyan 5-1 in the opening game of the Meredith College Classic.

Abby Alexa had a pair of goals and two assists to lead the Hornets (1-0) to the win over NCWC (0-1).
 
IN BRIEF
Alexa had a hand in the first three goals of the game, coming in the opening 7:43 as she scored the first two and the assisted sophomore Maiya Pencile.
 
Pencile had set up Alexa's second goal.
 
In the second half, freshman Kristen Fisher scored in the 67^th minute before senior Emily Yergin closed out the day's scoring with a goal off of Alexa's second assist.
 
Yergin's goal is her 49^th career tally. She is now two away from tying Jen Johnson '95 and Brandy Wheeler '95 for the all-time lead at SU.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SU 0:18 |       Abby Alexa
 
SU 2:20 |       Alexa assisted by Maiya Pencile
 
SU 7:43 |       Pencile assisted by Alexa
 
NCWC 10:59 |          Cydney Nichols
 
SU 66:41 |     Kristen Fisher
 
SU 79:49 |     Emily Yergin assisted by Alexa

QUOTES FROM COACH
"Exciting way to open up the season on the road. We had strong performances from Abby Alexa, Kristin Fisher and Maiya Pencile, who dominated the field tonight." 
-Head Coach Elizabeth Pike '11

MATCH NOTES
Yergin now has 49 career goals and 120 career points. She is two goals and 12 points from tying for the all-time lead in both categories.
 
The win over NC Wesleyan is the program's fifth since 2000 and comes in the first meeting between the two programs since 2011 when both schools were members of the USA South.
 
The Hornets outshot the Bishops 28-4 and took two of the three corner kicks in the contest.
 
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