CHESTER, Pa. – The Widener women's soccer team qualified for the MAC Commonwealth Tournament for the first time in four seasons on Wednesday night after posting a 4-1 victory over Alvernia at Elizabeth J. Hirschmann Field at Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Stadium.
 
The win put the Pride at 4-2-1 in MAC Commonwealth play and 8-5-4 overall on the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST ALVERNIA

• The Pride fired in three of their four goals in the first half. Melissa Koch opened the scoring with a goal in the 17^th minute, then Kelly Barr found the back of the net in the 35^th minute off a pass from Kayla Taylor, and Hannah Berard banged in the third goal off a pass from Jena Luck in the 40^th minute.
• In the second half, Alvernia cut the Pride's advantage to 3-1 after scoring a goal in the 54^th minute, but the Blue and Gold extended the lead back to three in the 89^th minute after Madison Blackshire scored off a rebound on Maggie Boyes' shot.
• The Pride finished the game outshooting the Golden Wolves, 17-6. Barr led the Pride with four shots, two of which were on goal. Koch and Blackshire followed with two shots apiece.
• Samantha Coon made three saves in the first half before turning goalkeeping duties to Nicole Rende in the second half.

 
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Widener will host Messiah in its Senior Day game and final MAC Commonwealth match of the regular season on Saturday at 1 p.m. A win for the Pride would secure the fourth seed in the MAC Commonwealth Tournament. A loss for the Pride and a Hood win would put them as the fifth seed in the tournament.
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