Middlebury rookie Ashley Pfaff scored four of the Panther's eight goals, as Middlebury defeated Castleton 8-2 on Dragone Field. Her four-goal effort ties Leah Cumsky-Whitlock, who tallied four back in '01.

After a scoreless 18:01, Pfaff put Middlebury on the board on a corner kick play. Ainsley Close took the corner kick, followed by a header from Kim Walker and a second header into the net by Pfaff. Caitlin Parker made it a 2-0 game at 25:03, before Pfaff struck again just 1:45 later. Erin Pittenger scored the next two for the Panthers, before Amy Yandow put Castleton on the board with 2:12 remaining in the first half.

Caity Abshere scored with a rocket from the outside, before Tracy Stala answered for the Spartans at 76:50. Pfaff scored the game's final two goals to make it an 8-2 contest.

Nancy Schneider made one save in goal for Middlebury, while Nakita Baldic made 15 stops for Castleton.

Date: October 5, 2005

Time: 4:00 p.m.

Site: Middlebury, Vt.

TEAM  1  2  OT  OT  F

Castleton St. (7-4-2)  1  1  -  -  2

Middlebury (4-2-2)  5  3  -  -  8

SCORING SUMMARY

M-1st (18:02) - Ashley Pfaff (Kim Walker, Ainsley Close)

M-1st (25:03) - Caitlin Parker

M-1st (26:48) - Pfaff (Parker)

M-1st (31:16) - Erin Pittenger (Lindsay Rotherham)

M-1st (41:39) - Pittenger

C-1st (42:48) - Amy Yandow

M-2nd (69:34) - Caity Abshere

C-2nd (76:50) - Tracy Stala

M-2nd (88:18) - Pfaff (Erin O'Rourke)

M-2nd (89:02) - Pfaff

GOALKEEPING SUMMARY

Nancy Schneider-M (90 min., 1 saves, 2 GA)

Nakita Baldic-C (90 min., 15 saves, 8 GA)