KEARNEY, Neb. – Ashleigh Martin netted a hat-trick as No. 7-ranked Central Missouri Jennies soccer rolled past the Nebraska Kearney Lopers, 7-1, Sunday afternoon, Oct. 6, at Ron & Carol Cope Stadium at Foster Field.
The Jennies (7-2-1, 4-0 MIAA) are scheduled to travel to Maryville, Mo., for a 3 p.m. MIAA match Friday, Oct. 11, at Northwest Missouri State.
Martin, a senior from St. Charles, Mo., posted the 21st hat-trick in Jennies soccer history after scoring goals in the second, 13th and 89th minutes. The three goals raised her season total to a team-best six.
Izzy Joyce added a pair of goals in the second and 69th minutes, upping her 2024 tally to four, while
Ava Lunders (68th-minute) and
Rylie Hughes (73rd-minute) each scored their first goal of the season, rounding out the UCM scoring.
Lexie Ruf,
Patsy O'Brien,
Laney Reishus,
Aspen Patterson and
Caroline Cole all added assists in the victory.
Central Missouri goalkeeper
Kristen Wright (7-2-1) earned the win after allowing no goals while making six saves in just under 75 minutes between the posts.
For the match, UCM outshot Nebraska Kearney (4-2-4, 0-2-2 MIAA), 14-11, including a 10-8 advantage in shots on goal, and bested the Lopers in corner kicks, 14-1.
UNK's Hanna Schimmer netted a penalty-kick goal and tallied two shots on goal, leading Nebraska Kearney offensively.
Loper goalkeeper Susie Bovaird (4-2-4) suffered the setback between the posts, giving up seven goals while tallying three saves in 90 minutes.
