It happened Thursday at a home in the 100 block of Marquis Drive.
Police say the man met the 30-year-old victim at the door, brandished a knife and forced her inside.
A struggle ensued and the suspect fled on foot.
The woman was treated at Brandywine Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police are looking for a white man in his 40s, 5'7" tall with a slim build, brown hair, an auburn beard, a cold sore on his lip and a possible injury to his left eye.
He was last seen wearing brownish camoflage-style pants and a blue sweat shirt.
Anyone with information or who recognizes the man in the sketch is asked to call 911.
