COLUMBIA, MD. – The Villa Maria women's flag football team defeated Kean University (Union, NJ), 25-6, in the first game of a doubleheader of the National Collegiate Flag Football League (NCFFL) Maryland Championship Tournament on March 29 at Howard Community College.

JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Villa 25, Kean 6
LOCATION: Columbia, Md. | Howard Community College Practice Fields
TEAM RECORDS: Villa (6-1), Kean University (5-3)


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Vikings scored on its first four possessions in the first half and then relied on its defense for its sixth-consecutive win.
• Scarlett Melancon factored in on all four Viking scores.
• Melancon threw Villa's opening score to Keiliany Diaz for a 7-0 lead.
• Melancon then rushed for the next Viking score for a 13-0 lead.
• The Cougars got on the board with a long pass to cut Villa's lead to 13-6.
• Melacon got her final two touchdowns receiving in the first half's final two minutes.
• Brianna Shalinsky finished with a pair of TD passes.
• Gianna Marciano led the defense with three stops.
• Diaz finished with an interception and pass breakup for the Vikings.
• The Vikings also got stops from Promise Myers, Lily Runkel and Alana Cornish.

UP NEXT:
The Vikings wrap up play in National Collegiate Flag Football League (NCFFL) Maryland Tournament with its second game of a doubleheader on Sunday, March 29 against Mercyhurst University at 11:40 a.m.