Women’s Soccer Drops 2-0 Verdict to Delaware

Thursday, September 3

Lewisburg, Pa.

7 p.m.

Bucknell University

3-4-0, 0-0-0

Delaware

3-0-3, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Delaware	0	2	2
Bucknell	0	0	0

Photo by: Phil Inglis

9/3/2026 9:28:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Cassi Saldarini scored a pair of goals just under two minutes apart in the late stages of the second half, lifting unbeaten Delaware to a 2-0 victory over Bucknell in non-league women's soccer action on Thursday night at muggy Emmitt Field at Holmes Stadium.

The Blue Hens, ranked No. 7 in this week's United Soccer Coaches South Region Poll, improved to 3-0-3 with their third straight shutout, while Bucknell dropped its third straight to fall to 3-4.

Delaware outshot Bucknell 10-9, but the Blue Hens held the ball for most of the match with a methodical, possession-oriented attack. The visitors had 71 percent of the possession in the first half and 65 percent for the game, and they finally found the breakthrough in the 74th minute when Saldarini, on the run in the right channel, got a slight touch on Ava Sallee's service. It was enough to redirect the ball past Bison keeper Sarah McFarland, and then just 1:54 later it was Saldarini again nudging the ball over the line after two Bucknell defenders couldn't get the ball cleared after a McFarland save.

Bucknell's best chance came just over two minutes into the second half when Katie Connell fired a rising shot that had to be tipped over the bar by Sophia Hall.

The Blue Hens thought they had a goal in the 69th minute when a corner kick snuck in, but McFarland was fouled in the scrum and the goal was waved off. McFarland had two other good saves, the first a diving finger-tip stop on Gabby Riley midway through the first half, and the other denying Julia Hahn on a follow-up attempt from the top of the area.

Bucknell will play its final two non-league games on the road, at Towson on Sunday and at Villanova next Thursday. The next home match will be the Patriot League opener against Lehigh on Sept. 19.