• Box Score

GREENSBURG, Pa. (Sept. 2) – Senior Sam Regney (Monaca, Pa./Monaca) and freshman Tonya Fabian (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) each scored a pair of goals on Thursday, as the No. 8 Vulcans claimed a 6-1 road win in their season-opener against Seton Hill.

The California University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team (1-0) has now won its last three season-openers winning the games by a combined score of 12-2. The game marked the first meeting between the Vulcans and Griffins (0-1) since October 2006 when Seton Hill claimed a 1-0 victory.

The Vulcans jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the 17th minute as Regney scored both her goals off assists from Fabian. At the 40:25-mark, Cal U expanded its lead when newcomer Kamilla Lillefjaere (Akershus, Norway/Wang Elite Sports Academy) recorded her first career goal off a feed from freshman Bethany Smyda (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford). Less than two minutes later, Bethany Smyda tallied a goal on a pass from Lillefjaere to give Cal U a sizeable 4-0 advantage at the break.

Fabian expanded the lead to 5-0 with a pair of goals in the first eight-plus minutes of the second half. She scored her first career goal off a feed from junior transfer Sara Di Benedetto (Maple, Ontario/St. Elizabeth Catholic) in the 50th minute before Regney assisted on a goal at the 53:23-mark. The Griffins avoided the shutout when sophomore Mackiesh Taylor scored in the 83rd minute.

Junior Paula Jackson (Kingston, Jamaica/Wolmer's Trust) made two saves in 70-plus minutes of shutout action in goal, while newcomer Ashley Smyda (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) allowed one goal in her college debut. Seton Hill goalkeeper Bethany Winter registered 13 saves, but was roughed up for six goals.

The Vulcans held a dominant 30-4 advantage in shots and also maintained a sizeable 10-1 edge in corner kicks.

Cal U returns to action on Sunday, Sept. 5, when it hosts Charleston (W.Va.) at 12 p.m. Live stats for the game will be available by clicking here. The Vulcans have won the last two meetings against the Golden Eagles, including a a 4-0 road shutout victory last year.