WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Nov. 12, 2017)-- Top-ranked Central Missouri Jennies soccer punched their ticket to a fourth straight Central Region Championship berth with a 3-0 shutout win over the Augustana Vikings on Sunday afternoon at Jennies Field. The Jennies improve to 22-0 on the season and have posted 19 shutouts in 22 of those wins.

How It Happened
• Abby Rhodes and Jada Scott led the Jennies charge as the two accounted for the three goals. As a team, the Jennies outshot the Vikings (14-4-5) 27-6 over the 90 minutes of action and had a 14-4 shots on goal edge. 
• It took some time for UCM to get on the board as both teams were scoreless through the first 31 minutes of play. Rhodes changed that for UCM in the 32nd minute when she nailed a header into the middle area of the net off a long pass from Courtney Killian from the right side of the field. Killian was credited her third assist of the year as the Jennies grabbed a 1-0 lead.
• Going into halftime with the 1-0 lead, UCM totaled eight shots while limiting Augustana to just two. 
• The Jennies came out of the break and immediately began applying pressure on offense and it paid off in the 48th minute. Scott scored her first of two goals in the period off a header from the right side of the box thanks to pass by Kayla Hamner from the left wing.
• It took all the way until the 89:02 mark for the Jennies to score again, but Rhodes and Scott made it count. Rhodes had the ball far left side of the field, got all the way to the left wing and played soft pass to Scott, who used the crossbar to help her shot go in for her second score of the game. 
• Like they have done all season, the Jennies controlled the tempo of the match. In the second period they took 19 shots and held the Vikings to just four to secure their 22nd win of the season.

Jennies Stat Leaders
• The Jennies totaled nine points on three goals and three assists, with Scott and Rhodes accounting for seven of them. Scott led the way with eight shots overall and four shots on goal.
• Rhodes took six shots for UCM with two coming on frame. Her lone goal proved to be the gamewinner.
• Hamner, Killian and Makayla Toth each finished with two shots apiece. 
• In net, Ana Dilkes pulled in four saves in 90 minutes of action. She and the Jennies defense have now posted 19 shutouts on the season.

For the Vikings
• Samantha Tymkowicz led the way for Augustana taking three shots overall, with one coming on goal. 
• Courtney Almendinger was the only other play to get off more than one shot as she had two, both of which were on goal. 
• Goalkeeper Taylor Mahacek grabbed 11 saves while allowing three goals in 27 shots faced.

News and Notes
• The Jennies reached 22 wins this season, which is a program record. No other team in UCM history has ever won 22 games in a single season. The previous best was 21 which was accomplished by three teams, the 2014, 2015, and 2016 squads for UCM.
• With the shutout on Sunday the Jennies also matched a program record for shutouts in a single season at 19. The last team to total 19 shutouts was the 2016 team for UCM.
• At 22-0-0, the Jennies continue to extend their program record for consecutive wins. The previous record was 19 set by the 2010 team for UCM.
• Dilkes continues ot extend her NCAA-II record of career shutouts with her 62nd shutout in Sunday's win. Her 19 shutouts and 22 wins this season are both single season program records as well.
• Entering Sunday's game, Scott had 38 points this season. Her two goals bumped her season point total to 42, which is now the most in a single season. The previous record was 41 which was set by Teleshia Joseph during the 2001 season. Her 111 career points is already a UCM record and nows moves her up to fourth on the all-time MIAA points list.
• Rhodes entered the top 10 in program history in career goals with her goal on Sunday. She now has 25 career goals which tied her for 10th all-time with Molly McCain (1997-99).
• Hamner's assist on Sunday was the 16th of her career which ranks eight most in program history.
• The Jennies have now scored at leasst one goal in 55 straight games, which is an MIAA record.

Up Next
The Jennies will take the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs in the Central Region Championship. UCM and SWOSU met earlier this year in the season opener where the Jennies walked away with a 4-0 win. Kickoff against the Bulldogs will be on Friday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. at Jennies Field.