FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Serenity Thomas recorded a multi-goal game and Kiera Kuzinski and Isabella Maldonado added scores as the Fairmont State (6-7-2, 5-6-1 Mountain East Conference) soccer team bested Wheeling (5-8-2, 2-7-2 MEC) in a conference divisional game at Duvall-Rosier Field in Fairmont, W.Va.
 
The Falcons outshot Wheeling 18-8 and tallied three more shots on target. FSU added five corner kicks while limiting the Cardinals to none. Olivia Johnston reeled in a pair of saves in the match.
 
The Cardinals struck first in the seventh minute of the game when Mary DiFonzo scored a breakaway goal for her ninth goal of the season. The Falcons found the equalizer in the 23^rd minute on Thomas' first goal of the afternoon that leveled the score, 1-1. Less than five minutes later, Lauren Dye handled a deflection on a corner kick and angled a pass to Kuzinski, who directed the pass into the back of the net to put the Falcons in the lead, 2-1. At the end of the first half, FSU maintained a 2-1 lead.
 
DiFonzo again netted an unassisted goal in the 77^th minute and the Cardinals tied the game at 2-2. Fairmont State immediately answered when Thomas scored her second goal of the game on an assist by Alejandra Puerto to regain a 3-2 lead. Maldonado padded the Falcons' lead on a goal in the box that increased Fairmont State's lead to 4-2. DiFonzo completed the hat trick in the 84^th minute and brought her team within one score. The Falcons managed to drain the rest of the time and secured a 4-3 win versus Wheeling.
 
The Fairmont State soccer team will play in its final regular season game at Duvall-Rosier Field on Wednesday (Oct. 25) versus Notre Dame (Ohio). The match is slated to start at 7 p.m. from Fairmont.