ALBANY, N.Y. – Five games, five shutouts for the La Salle Women’s Soccer team.

For the first time in 26 seasons of women’s soccer at La Salle, the Explorers have begun a season with five consecutive shutouts, capped by an impressive 3-0 win over Albany on Sunday afternoon at Varsity Field.

The Explorers (4-0-1) outshot Albany 9-1 in a one-sided possession game.

Redshirt senior goalkeeper Melissa Sanger (Mullica Hill, N.J./Kingsway Regional) only had to make one save to preserve her 15th career shutout and fifth of the young season.  Sanger is now one shutout shy of the school record held by Kaitlin Glass.  

Renee Washington (Pennington, N.J./Pennington Prep) scored her fourth goal of the season in the 23^rd minute to put La Salle in front 1-0.

Kelsey Haycook (Point Pleasant Boro, N.J./Point Pelasant Boro) extended the lead to 2-0 in the 55^th minute off a header from a corner by Ashley Chilcoat (New Freedom, Pa/Susquehannock).  

Two minutes later, all-conference senior defender Jess Hopton (West Chester, Pa./B. Reed Henderson) scored her first goal of the season and the second of her career.

The fifth consecutive shutout breaks a school record previously set in 2009 when a Royal coached his team to four straight clean sheets. 

La Salle also matches another school record set in 2009 as they start the season with a five-match unbeaten streak. The Explorers started 4-0-1 in 2009 and lost their sixth match of the season against Penn. 

La Salle will have a full week off before returning to action next Sunday, September 18 on the road against Princeton. 

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