FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The Methodist women's soccer team picked up a USA South win, 6-0, over the visiting Huntingdon Hawks on Sunday afternoon.
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Prior to the match, Methodist honored its four seniors,
Taylor Cavazos,
Julianne LoGrasso,
Cassie Poindexter and
Taylor Ross.
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With the win, the Monarchs now stand at 10-6 on the overall season and 8-3 in league play. Huntingdon falls to 3-10-2 overall and 1-8-2 in conference with the loss.
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The Monarchs used three back-to-back goals within three minutes to grab a 3-0 advantage 21 minutes into the first frame.
Capri Clark started the scoring for Methodist, taking a feed from
Kortney Maggard in the center of the box and converting at the 18:32 mark.
Cassie Poindexter struck a minute after, giving the Green and Gold a 2-0 lead after taking a pass from
Eryka Underwood.
Deycasha Miller tallied the last of the trio of goals in at the 21:01 mark, finding the back of the net after a cross from
Jasmine Newman 10 meters out.
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Amber Conrad recorded the final tally of the first half, assisted by
Madeline McWilliams, at the 42:21 mark, giving the Monarchs a 4-0 lead at the break.
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Newman tallied her own goal at the 71:50, assisted by Clark, for a 5-0 advantage.
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To cap the day's scoring,
Dahlia Guin registered her second collegiate goal, unassisted, at the 86:44 mark.
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The Green and Gold tallied 24 shots on Sunday, including a staggering 17 shots on frame. The Hawks were able to put up four shots, with only one on frame.
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Ross earned the win on her senior day, making one save in 70:01 before being replaced by Meghan O'Meara, who was not forced to make any saves. HC's starting goalkeeper, Leah Leach, left with the loss, despite making 11 saves.
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The Monarchs will conclude their regular season on Wednesday as they host the Ferrum Panthers at 1:00 pm.
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