NEWARK, N.J.  – Veronica Aguilar scored a goal in the seventh minute to lead No. 3 South Carolina State past No. 6 Delaware State, 1-0, in the first round of the Great West Conference Tournament Friday evening at NJIT’s Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium.

 

Aguilar’s tally came off of an impressive corner kick that curved past Hornet freshman goalie Katelyn Koslosky (East Islip, N.Y.).  It was Aguilar’s second goal of the season and all that the Bulldogs would need to advance to the tournament’s semi-finals.

 

SCSU outshot DSU, 3-1, in the first half of play with the Hornets holding a 4-2 edge in the second. 

 

Sophomores Kelly Pelz-Butler (Silver Spring, Md.) and Kaitlyn Schech (Abingdon, Md.) each tallied a shot on goal for Del State.  Schech’s shot came in the 12^th minute from the top of the box while Pelz-Butler recorded hers in the 70^th minute from the far right wing.  Both shots were saved by SCSU’s Mariah Hebbe.

 

Koslosky collected one save on the day, coming in the 80^th minute from Breia Pierce from the close right wing.

 

The Hornets wrap up their season with a 2-15-2 record while South Carolina State improved to 6-9-3 and moves on to play Houston Baptist.

 

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