WORCESTER, Mass. – The Bentley University women's soccer team kept its perfect start to the 2016 season going and is now 4-0 after defeating Assumption 4-2 on the road Wednesday night in a Northeast-10 match.

Forwards Ana Tantum (Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull HS) and Alyssa Valente (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan HS) were both heavily involved again. Tantum had one goal and two assists and Valente had one goal and one assist.

After a scoreless opening 21 minutes, the Falcons got on the board on Tantum's 5^th goal of the season off of a corner kick by Valente. After the kick was played in, Tantum got a touch in the six yard box, fought off her marker and lifted a shot over the goalie to make it 1-0 in the 22^nd minute.

The Greyhounds tied it on a goal by forward Amanda Arnold in the 33^rd minute, but the game didn't stay tied long as sophomore Lauren Bean (Newburyport/Newburyport HS) gave Bentley the lead back five minutes later. Valente got the play started by dribbling into the offensive half, before playing a pass off to Tantum on the right wing. Tantum beat her marker down the flank and played a cross into the box, that Bean ran onto and fired a shot into the back of the net for the goal.

Just over a minute later, sophomore Brandi McDonald (East Bridgewater/East Bridgewater HS) made it 3-1. A shot by Tantum was deflected off an Assumption defender, but McDonald was there to volley in the rebound to extend the lead in the 39^th minute.

The Falcons picked up where they left off early in the 2^nd half for their 4^th goal of the night. Valente gathered a long goal kick from goalkeeper Deirdre Macrorie (Winchester/Winchester HS), dribbled in and lashed a shot under the keeper's arms to put Bentley up 4-1 in the 52^nd minute.

Assumption didn't add its 2^nd goal until the game was in hand in the 87^th minute.

The Falcons will go for 5-0 on Saturday when they visit Pace. Kick time is 3:30 pm.