AMHERST, N.Y. – The Villa Maria College women's flag football team finished a doubleheader with Bryant and Stratton College Albany on Sunday, April 19, and secured the top-seed in the NCFFL postseason after a 31-0 victory at Williamsville South High School.


JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Villa 31, Bryant and Stratton College Albany 0
LOCATION: Amherst, N.Y. | Williamsville South High School Stadium
TEAM RECORDS: Villa (17-2), Bryant and Stratton College Albany (7-6)


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Brianna Shalinsky opened the scoring with a rushing score in first quarter for a 6-0 lead.
• Alannah Bushorr made good on a 50-plus yard punt return to take the Vikings to the half with a 12-0 lead.
• Scarlett Melancon's run closed out the first-quarter scoring for a 19-0 Viking lead.
• Kiara Mercado opened the second half with a 66-yard rushing score for an 18-0 lead.
• Melancon pushed the Viking lead to 25-0 with a short run for her second score of the game.
• Morgyn Mersdorf rounded out the game's scoring with a rushing touchdown for the 31-0 final.
• Villa finished with four rushing touchdowns.
• The Viking defense finished with nine tackles-for-loss and two breakups.
• Alyssa Saavedra and Mersdorf led the defense with five tackles each.
• Of the five players that finished with tackles-for-loss totals, Promise Myers led that group with four, followed by two from Angelina Green.
• Keiliany Diaz and Mercado recorded breakups.
• The victory was the Vikings' eighth straight and left Villa with an 12-0 record in NCFFL play.
• Villa has recorded six shutout wins this season.

UP NEXT:
The Vikings travel to Rochester for a non-conference doubleheader against Roberts Wesleyan University on Friday, April 24 with game times at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.