DRAGONS WIN CONFERENCE OPENER WITH SHUTOUT OF BARTON

HutchCC Sports Information

Freshmen Brailey Moeder and Megan Maslak had scored two goals each to lead the Hutchinson Community College women's soccer team to a 6-0 victory over the Barton Cougars in the Blue Dragons' 2017 Jayhawk West opener on Saturday at the Salthawk Sports Complex.

Hutchinson improves to 5-0 overall and is 1-0 (3 points) in the Jayhawk West. Barton falls to 1-2-2 and 0-1-1. The Blue Dragons won their sixth-straight over Barton. Hutch has won 12-straight conference matches dating back to 2015.

The Blue Dragons posted their fifth-consecutive shutout to start the season, which is the third-longest run in program history to start a season without allowing a goal. The 2009 and 2012 Blue Dragons started their seasons with six. The run of five-straight shutouts ties for the fourth-longest streak in team history. The streak of 450 shutout minutes is the fifth-longest in team history.

The Dragons dominated the match outshooting Barton 30-5 and producing nine corner kicks to the Cougars' one.

Moeder had a season-high five points with two goals and an assist to lead the Blue Dragons, who tied their season-high output of six goals. In her last three games, Moeder has three goals and four assists.

Maslak had her first multi-goal game of her career with a pair of markers. Sophomore Sheena Nichol had a goal and two assists.

Sophomore goalkeeper Ashley Main (3-0) had two saves in posting her third career shutout.

The Blue Dragons got an assist from Mother Nature on their first goal of the game. Freshman Hailey Burke launched a free kick from just past midfield. With the help of a 20 mph southerly win, the ball carried into the box and bounced into the goal in the 34th minute. Maslak added a first-half goal and Hutch led 2-0 at halftime

Going into the wind, the Blue Dragons had their best offensive half of the season with four tallies against a Barton team that had allowed only two goals in its first four matches of the season.

Nichol made it 3-0 on a header from a Moeder corner kick in the 51st minute. The next two goals came from Moeder, who scored both from Jasmine Blindt assists. Maslak then scored in the 84th minute from a Nichol assist.

MATCH NOTES – Hutchinson is now 15-3 all-time against Barton, including 11-3 in conference-designated matches. … Sheena Nichol moved into 11th place on the career points list with 78. Madison Joyce (2010-11) is 10th with 81. … Nichol tied Joyce for eighth on the career goals list with her 30th career goal. … Hutch now has 132 all-time shutouts in team history. … Main now has an 8-0 record in her Blue Dragon career.