AMHERST, N.Y. – The Villa Maria College women's flag football team bested D'Youville University, 57-14, in a non-conference game on Sunday, April 26, on Senior Day at Williamsville South High School in the first of two games on the day.
JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Villa 57, D'Youville University 14
LOCATION: Amherst, N.Y. | Williamsville South High School
TEAM RECORDS: Villa (18-3), D'Youville University (1-8)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Kiara Mercado opened the scoring with a rushing touchdown for a 7-0 first-quarter score.
- Mercado pushed the Viking lead to 13-0 with a score from a punt return.
- Alannah Bushorr capped the opening-quarter scoring with a run for a 19-0 Viking lead.
- D'Youville opened the second-quarter scoring with a passing TD to cut Villa's lead to 19-7.
- Bushorr scored her second rushing TD of the day for a Viking 26-7 lead.
- D'Youville got a rushing score to cut into the Villa lead, 26-14.
- Keiliany Diaz hauled in a TD reception for a 32-14 Viking lead.
- Scarlett Melancon ended the second-quarter scoring with a reception for a 32-14 Villa lead.
- Mercado got her third touchdown of the day on a reception for a 44-14 third-quarter lead.
- Morgyn Mersdorf capped the game's scoring with a pair of rushing scores in the third and fourth quarters.
- Brianna Shalinsky finished the game with three touchdown throws.
- The defense finished with two tackles-for-loss, two breakups, one sack and two interceptions.
- Mercado led the defense with eight stops, followed by five each from Promise Myers, Kiera LeBreton and Zilkia Figueroa.
- Laila Adeyola registered the team's lone sack, while Alyssa Saavedra and Layla Gallant recorded interceptions.
- Seniors Figueroa, Mercado and Saavedra were honored before the game.
- The 57 points scored by the Vikings was a season high.
- The victory gave Villa 18 wins on the season, tying last year's total.
UP NEXT:
The Vikings wrap up a doubleheader on Senior Day against Daemen University at 3 p.m. in a non-conference game on Sunday, April 24 at Williamsville South High School.
