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By Jarek Penney
HCC Sports Information
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
CHANUTE – After an 11-day
break, the Hutchinson Community College women’s soccer team opened up
Jayhawk Conference play on Wednesday night with a 4-0 victory at Neosho
County.
Sophomore Chelsea Myers
scored two goals to lead the Lady Dragons. Freshmen Finola Corley and Nicole
Randall also scored as HCC (2-0, 1-0 Jayhawk Conference) earned its
second-straight shutout of the season and a fifth-straight victory over the
Panthers (3-2, 1-1).
The Lady Dragons had
opportunities to score in the first half, but only mustered a 2-0 lead at
intermission. HCC outshot Neosho County 18-6 and 8-4 in shots on goal. The
Lady Dragons had just six total shots in the first half.
“Anytime you win on the road
you will take it,” HCC coach Sammy Lane said.
With her two goals, Myers
moved into fourth place on the Lady Dragon career goals list with 16. She
now has 50 career points, which moves her into third place on that list.
Myers is second on the HCC career assists list with 18.
Myers got the game started
with plenty of excitement when she scored on a breakaway goal in the fourth
minute.
HCC’s offense bogged down
for several minutes in the first half, but was re-ignited by a laser from
Corley, who scored from 30 yards out on a free kick in the 33rd minute. The
goal was Corley’s second of the season.
“Once we got the second goal
it took the steam out of them,” Lane said.
Randall, got the offense
started in the second half with her first career goal, on a booming shot
from 30 yards out, in the 67th minute. She was assisted by Veronica Guzman
on a nifty feed through the middle.
Myers the recorded her
second-straight multi-point game when she scored on a perfect pass from
Leilah Saadi in the 71st minute. Saadi’s assist was the 15th of her career,
which ties Jenny Yukich (2006-07) for fourth place on the career assists
list.
HCC sophomore goalkeeper
Michelle McElroy (1-0) got the start and kept the Panthers scoreless in the
first half with one save. Freshman Mandy Stapleton played the second half
and stopped all three shots, a season high.
The Lady Dragons open a
three-game homestand on Saturday against Allen County at 3 p.m. at the USD
308 Athletic Complex on 23rd and Cleveland.
GAME NOTES
– Myers now has 12 career multi-point games (3 or more points in a game) and
is second on the career list. … McElroy had her 15th career victory, moving
her within three wins of the career record held by Ashley Perez (2005-06)
and Carly McArthur (2006-07). … HCC posted its third-straight shutout over
Neosho County and has outscored the Panthers 17-2 in its five-game winning
streak over Neosho County. … HCC posted its 41st shutout in program history.
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