NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Nov. 1, 2010) – Wilmington University, Chestnut Hill College, Holy Family University and Georgian Court University won their quarter-final matches Monday afternoon as the 2010 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women’s Soccer Tournament got underway. No. 6 seeded Georgian Court notched the lone upset, knocking off No. 3 Philadelphia University, 4-0.

Top seeded Wilmington improved to 15-4 this season with a 6-3 victory over No. 8 Felician College. Wilmington couldn’t shake the pesky Golden Falcons despite jumping to a 2-0 lead. Felician came back to tie the score in the 26^th minute on a goal by Jenn Hesse. WU regained the lead three minutes later, but FC again responded, knotting the game, 3-3, in the 59^th minute.  But, Wilmington’s offense was too much and the Wildcats put three on the board in the final 30 minutes to advance to the semi-finals. Angelica Appold tallied two goals for WU, while Monica Weil dished out two assists and scored one goal. Felician’s season ends with a 7-11 record.

Wilmington will face No. 4 Holy Family University in Thursday’s semi-finals at 11:00 am at Georgian Court University. The Tigers defeated No. 5 Caldwell, 3-1, to earn a spot in the semi-finals. Holy Family wasted no time in scoring, as Jillian Shank found the back of the net at the 9:36 mark. Dawn Curry added the game-winner in the 23^rd minute. After Caldwell scored to make it 2-1 in the 55^th minute, first team All-CACC performer, Lindsay Fisher, added a goal to put the game away. Holy Family is now 12-5-1 this season, while Caldwell finished the season at 10-8.

No. 2 Chestnut Hill recorded its first-ever CACC Tournament victory with a 2-0 win over No. 7 Dominican College, and earned revenge for a first round loss to the Lady Chargers last season. CACC Rookie of the Year and first team All-CACC performer, Carly DiGiovanni, scored a penalty kick at the 4:18 mark to get the Griffins on the board early. CHC put the game out of reach in the 72^nd minute when Kaelyn Pizarro found the back of the net. CHC is now 14-3-2 this season, while Dominican’s season ends with a 9-8 record.

Chestnut Hill will face No. 6 Georgian Court in the semi-finals at 1:30 pm, as the Lions received goals from four different players in a 4-0 upset over Philadelphia. CACC Player of the Year, Kelly Lyons, opened the scoring in the 22^nd minute and Skyler Eicemen tallied a goal just over five minutes later to give GCU a 2-0 edge. The Lions earned the win despite being out-shot 18-7. GCU junior Shealyn Sullivan was outstanding in net and made 13 saves. GCU improves to 9-8-2 this season while Philadelphia is now 9-7-3.

2010 CACC Women’s Soccer Tournament
Quarterfinals – Monday, Nov. 1
#1 Wilmington 6, #8 Felician 3
#2 Chestnut Hill 2, #7 Dominican 0
#6 Georgian Court 4, #3 Philadelphia 0
#4 Holy Family 3, #5 Caldwell 1

Semi-Finals – Thursday, Nov. 4 at Georgian Court University
Game 1 – Wilmington vs. Holy Family - 11:00 am
Game 2 – Chestnut Hill vs. Georgian Court - 1:30 pm

Championship Match – Saturday, Nov. 6 at Georgian Court University
11:00 am