COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – A dominant 6-0 third-quarter surge powered Ursinus to a 15-7 victory over Neumann University on Wednesday afternoon at Patterson Field.
 

The Bears improved to 2-0 on the season, while the Knights dropped to 0-2.

 
Senior Ashley Noto fueled the offensive effort with a career-high six goals and two assists for eight points, marking her highest single-game total since a nine-point performance in March 2024. First-year Devin Buggy added three goals, while junior Dana DeSiato added two goals and three assists and senior Skyler Bogdan collected four assists and a goal for Ursinus.

 
Ursinus set the tone early despite Neumann striking first at the 10:33 mark of the opening quarter. Noto responded with the equalizer, and Buggy scored twice in a two-minute span to give the Bears a 3-1 lead after the first stanza.  The momentum carried into the second quarter. Junior Ryann Buchner finished off an assist from sophomore Jeremi Morrison, and Noto followed with back-to-back tallies to cap a 6-0 run and build a 6-1 advantage. Neumann scored late in the half, but Ursinus entered the break in control, 6-2.
The Bears put the game away in the third. After a caused turnover by junior Cait Michalowski, Noto netted her fourth goal to spark a six-goal quarter. Goals from Bogdan, Brynn Bastian-Pastore and Noto stretched the lead to 10-2, and Ursinus carried a commanding 12-2 margin into the final period. Neumann mounted a brief push in the fourth, trimming the deficit to six, but goals from DeSiato, Noto and Buchner sealed the 15-7 final.

 
Defensively, Michalowski posted a career-best six caused turnovers to go with five ground balls. Noto added five caused turnovers, while Abby Burkholder, Jaime Michaud and Sophia Curtis each contributed three.

 
First-year goalkeeper Addi Guthrie-Pimpinella earned the win with a career-high nine saves. Ursinus outshot Neumann 41-21 and held a 27-19 edge in ground balls while converting 24-of-26 clears (92.3%). Neumann's Alena Catka led the visitors with seven points behind four goals and three assists.

 
Ursinus returns to action Saturday, February 28th, hosting Stevenson at 1 p.m. at Patterson Field.