Box Score 10/29/25
 
NEWTON, NJ – Lackawanna College women's soccer battled hard but ultimately fell 8-0 to top-seed Sussex County CC on Wednesday afternoon in a Region XIX Division II playoff contest at Sussex.
 
The Skylanders (11-2-0) had already beaten Lackawanna twice this season, via scores of 10-1 and 9-0, and jumped out in the first minute, taking advantage of a Lackawanna mistake. Just 30 seconds in, a ball bounced across the top of the box in the Lackawanna defensive half. It looked like the Falcons might be able to clear, but a defender stumbled trying to get to the ball, and Sussex quickly swooped in, driving towards the keeper, pulling back past a defender, and beating Liz DePrimo's outstretched foot for the early 1-0 advantage.
 
Despite having their collective backs against the wall, the Falcons (1-10-0) continued to fight and make the Skylanders earn it in the first half. DePrimo (Dunmore, PA) made some nifty saves, just a few of her 15 total stops on the day, including a curling shot in the 11^th minute from outside the box.
 
The Flacons had a potential breakout near the 15^th minute, as Melanie Shumway (Rome, PA) tracked back on defense and booted a ball into the Sussex area for Peyton Butz (Pottstown, PA) to potentially run onto, but the ball was just a bit too long, and the Sussex keeper had no issues redirecting and clearing to her teammates.
 
Eventually, the Sussex pressure paid off in the 25^th minute. A corner from the right side of the net found its way to the back post, where it was met by a Skylander and pumped in for the 2-0 lead.
 
Five minutes later, after the Falcons were whistled offside, another corner almost led to a third goal for Sussex, but DePrimo made the diving save. Sussex would get their third, eventually, coming in the 37^th minute on a gorgeous shot from the right side of the box that curled into the top left corner. The Skylanders took a 3-0 lead into the break.
 
In the second half, Sussex added a fourth goal in the 51^st minute, taking advantage of a Lackawanna turnover in the defensive half and finishing an excellent through ball into the box.
 
After another Lackawanna offside, Sussex countered quickly down the left side, crossed on the ground into the box, and scored a fifth goal in the 54^th minute. Sussex got the Falcons to capitulate again in the 60^th minute, snagging a rebound off a long shot that deflected off DePrimo to make it 6-0. A seventh came on a shot from the top of the box in the 75^th minute, and the eighth and final goal ended things via the mercy rule in the 78^th minute on a long shot from the top of the box.
 
The win propels Sussex into the Region XIX Division II championship match, happening at most Mercer County CC on Saturday, November 1^st. The loss ends the 2025 campaign for the Falcons. Lackawanna College ends its final season in the NJCAA with one win, a victory at PSU Scranton. The Falcons will compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference as a four-year institution for the first time in program history, starting in the 2026 season.