ST. DAVIDS, Pa.- Eastern University Women's Soccer earned a fourth straight win with a 3-1 home win over Susquehanna University. Kelsey Doutrich, Amy Thomas, and Alysia Goodman scored goals in the win.

Earlier in the week, new nets were hung from the game goals on Olson Field. It was fitting that Doutrich became the first player to find the back of the net on the new goal. The senior midfielder took a pass from Victoria Graham in the 25th minute and bounced it off the inside of the left upright for her 48th career tally.

Almost exactly three minutes later, Graham created a second goal with a well placed cross to the back post. Amy Thomas met the ball perfectly and hit the net for her third goal in the last four games. Thomas has played an integral part in the Eagles' attack during the four game winning streak. The senior forward has three goals and a pair of assists in the run. 

The Eagles held a 12-6 advantage in first-half shots,and a 7-1 edge in corners,  but the Eastern lead remained at 2-0 going into the intermission. Goodman made two saves in the opening half.

Goodman saw her first action as a field player since her freshman year to start the second half. The two-time All-Region goalkeeper came to Eastern as a forward. With the emergence of Elayna Simpson as a very solid goalkeeper, the Eastern staff elected to see if Goodman could give the Eastern attack a boost.

One day after her 22nd birthday, Goodman made her presence felt up top with her second goal of the year. Three minutes into the period. Goodman followed an errant cross into the box and was there to poke the ball home after the ball squirted out from under the Susquehanna goalkeeper. 

The Crusaders grabbed some momentum back with a breakaway goal from Marissa DeParto three minutes later.

"That was a very frustrating breakdown for us," Head Coach Dan Mouw stated after the game, "I felt like Alysia would give us a shot of enthusiasm up front, and she did that, but we became way less attentive than we should have been and we got caught in that. I don't feel like we ever totally got back into the right mindset after that. We know that we will need to be more attentive as we get into the heart of the conference schedule."

The Eagles (6-4-1) host Manhattanville College on Saturday at 1. Saturday's contest is girl's soccer day at Eastern. There will be several activities for girls ages 4-10 surrounding the game. Click here for more details. Girls can register for the day at http://bit.ly/soccerdaysignup

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