The seventh-ranked Misericordia University women's soccer team used a dominant offensive attack to beat Chatham University, 5-1, Sunday afternoon at Mangelsdorf Field.

Emma Sweitzer had two goals and an assist and Michaela Fasolino scored twice as the Cougars out shot Chatham, 41-4.

Maegan Allspach added a goal and Kaylee Sturans had two assists.  Ally Waite and Colleen Kinsella had assists.

The Cougars controlled the play from the opening tap and had several good scoring opportunities.  MU took 20 shots in the first while allowing just one.

Fasolino nearly gave MU the lead when her shot from the left corner of the box hit the crossbar and the Chatham keeper pinned the rebound against the left post at 5:10.

Allspach gave the Cougars the lead late in the first half.  Sweitzer carried the ball down the left side and slid a pass across the box to Allspach who slotted a shot inside the right post at 32:18.

MU made it 2-0 in the final minute of the first half when Fasolino buried a rebound off a Sturans' shot at 44:18.

Chatham didn't cross midfield for the first 15 minutes of the second before cutting the margin in half on a long-range shot at 62:08.

Misericordia responded with three goals in a seven-minute span to put the game away.

Waite played a ball from the top of the box to Sweitzer, who turned and placed a shot inside the left post for a 3-1 lead at 68:06.

Sturans settled a corner from Kinsella and found Fasolino near the left post for a 4-1 lead just over four minutes later.

Sweitzer's shot from the left wing found the right side of the net to close out the scoring at 74:36.

Misericordia is 2-0 and will host Lebanon Valley, Wednesday at 7:00.

Coach Stauffer's Comments: "I thought we were more creative from the middle third to the final third. Our attacking movements were more dynamic, but  we still need to be more detail-oriented in our finishing.  Defensively, we were good except for one miscommunication, which can't happen in any phase of the game. We were able to get a lot of younger players some minutes today to see their progression as well. Good first home win! We'll continue to get better this week until we're back on the field again on Wednesday."