NEWARK, Del. – The Thomas Jefferson University women's soccer team (6-3, 5-0 CACC) shut out Wilmington (2-6-2, 1-3-1 CACC) on the road, 3-0, to remain unbeaten in the conference on Tuesday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rams got off to a hot start, tallying three shots and three corner kicks within the opening 15 minutes. After a lull in play, Jefferson ramped it up again and scored its first goal in the 36^th minute. Laural Erick stole the ball from a Wildcat defender in the Wilmington end. Erick found Avery Nogami in the middle and Nogami tapped it into an open net for the 1-0 lead.
 
The Wildcats had their first significant spurt of offense early in the second half. They registered three shots and a pair of corner kicks in a 12-minute span but came up empty. The Rams countered and found the back of the net again in the 65^th minute. Mia Ferrara dribbled in the left corner and got off a cross to the middle. Nikki Dedes settled and sent in her team-leading eighth goal of the year to put Jefferson up two.
 
The Rams conceded just one more shot the rest of the way, which was stopped by goalkeeper Jaclyn Martino, and Abby Cargile set up Kiery Spatz for another marker in the 87^th minute to close the scoring.
 
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Shots: Jefferson, 11-6
Shots on Goal: Jefferson, 6-4
Saves: Jefferson, 4-3
Corner Kicks: Jefferson, 5-3
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Nikki Dedes: 1 goal, 2 shots, 2 on goal
Kiery Spatz: 1 goal, 3 shots, 1 on goal
Avery Nogami: 1 goal, 1 shot
Jaclyn Martino: 4 saves
 
NOTES
- It was the fifth time this season that the Rams scored at least three goals.
- Jefferson has outscored its opponents, 15-4, during its current five-game win streak.
- It is the first time this year that the Rams have recorded back-to-back shutouts. They did it four times in 2021.
 
UP NEXT
Jefferson hosts new CACC member Bridgeport for Homecoming on Saturday, October 1^st at 12 p.m.