Delta Women Win Sixth Straight
Three wins in four days puts Pioneers at 8-2 on season
UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI – Playing three games in four days, the Delta College women's soccer team made a statement – a LOUD statement – in sweeping all three contests as they defeated Jackson, SVSU Club and Alma College JV in consecutive games. The wins up their record to 8-2 on the season while they also extended their current winning streak to six consecutive games.
The defensive pressure took a hit early as Alma scored a goal in the first minute of play and the score remained in favor of the Scots through the first twenty minutes. In the 23rd minute, however, Delta was able to pull even as Paige Rendshaw collected a rebound off an Alma defender and beat the keeper with a low controlled shot.
Paige added her second goal of the game before halftime, giving the Pioneers a 4-1 advantage which was a comfortable enough lead for the Pioneers to reduce the amount of unneeded running thus eliminating some of the defensive pressure.
Within the next minute, Jewell would return the favor as she found Carroll at the top of the box who drove a hard shot past the keeper to the lower corner. From there, the Pioneers would settle into a possession game, and move players into new positions to create depth at all the field positions. In the midst of this personnel evaluation, Delta continued to apply offensive pressure.
"We played Alma twice last year and both games ended in a 1-1 tie," said Stenglein. "We were ready for another hard fought game and they came out strong but we were able to overcome the early part of the match and win going away."
Delta now takes their 8-2-0 record on the road to play at nationally ranked #18 Schoolcraft on Saturday October 1st. The Ocelots are currently in first place in the MCCAA.