Box Score Megan Mahoney factored in all five goals and Emily Esposito scored twice as the Misericordia University women's soccer team advanced to the Freedom Conference championship match with a 5-0 win over FDU-Florham, Tuesday night at Mangelsdorf Field.

Mahoney showed why she was named Freedom Conference Offensive Player of the Year with two goals and three assists to set a new school single-season assists (16) record and tied the single-season points mark (46).

Meghan Antrim added a goal and an assist for the Cougars as they advanced to the Freedom title match for the third straight season.  MU, 17-2-1, will host King's, Saturday at 5:00.

After two solid scoring chances, the Cougars got on the board at 29:21 when Mahoney fed Esposito on a run down the middle and Esposito beat FDU keeper Annie George and slotted the ball home for a 1-0 lead.

Nearly 10 minutes later, Mahoney raced down the left sideline and served a ball to the middle where Meghan Antrim settled it at the top of the box before burying a shot inside the left post for a 2-0 lead at 38:37.

Midway through the second half, Mahoney dribbled through the defense and found Esposito on the left edge of the box where she slotted a ball past a sliding George inside the left post for a 3-0 lead at 66:38.

Antrim ripped a shot off the crossbar and Mahoney tapped in the rebound for a 4-0 lead at 81:06.

Three minutes later Megan Lannigan played a ball to Mahoney who rolled a ball across the box inside the right post for a 5-0 lead.

Misericordia held a 21-8 advantage in shots and had a 4-1 edge in corners.

The Cougars had the game's first scoring opportunity at 23:10 on a give-and-go between Mahoney and Erin McGreal.  Mahoney carried the ball down the center of the field before playing to McGreal on the right flank.

McGreal served it back to Mahoney who chipped a shot over the bar.

The Cougars threatened again at 28:33 when Kylen Smith's shot from the left flank caromed off the left post and McGreal's rebound was at the Devils keeper.

Esposito added a shot from the right wing at 43:00, but George made a diving save.