BLUE DRAGONS EARN ROAD SHUTOUT AT GARDEN CITY

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

GARDEN CITY – The Hutchinson Community College women's soccer team moved to 27-0 all-time against Garden City after a 2-0 Jayhawk West victory on Wednesday at Broncbuster Stadium.

Hadlie Lowe and Lani Dickinson tallied a goal and an assist each, while goalkeeper Olivia Felix-Cardona posted her second shutout of the season to lift Hutchinson.

The Blue Dragons improved to 2-2 overall and earned their first conference victory of the season to go to 1-2 (3 points) in league play. Garden City is 4-3 overall and 1-2 in the Jayhawk West.

Hutchinson travels to No. 12 Butler on Saturday.

Hutchinson survived a strong early Garden City surge and ultimately dominated possession, outshooting the Busters 17-8. The Blue Dragon defense held Garden City to only two shot attempts in the second half, neither were on goal.

The Blue Dragons scored in the ninth minute on a counter attack off that strong Buster start. Dickinson quickly dribbled the ball up the right sideline and slid a deft pass to Lowe, who made one touch and then beat Garden City keeper Abigail Camp to her right with a shot into the lower left corner of the goal. That was Lowe's team-high third goal of the season and Dickinson's first assist of 2021.

Hutchinson made it 2-0 late in the game. Ella-Mae Miller intercepted a long Buster pass and instantly countered with a pass to Lowe, who then played a perfect pass to Dickinson for a breakaway. Dickinson scored her first of the season with 8:14 to play in the contest for a 2-0 lead. Both Lowe and Miller were credited with assists.

Garden City produced two major scoring chances in the first half, but Felix-Cardona was equal to the task for the Blue Dragons.

Just 2 minutes into the game, Garden City's Miranda Cardona was robbed on a breakaway with a brilliant Felix-Cardona save. Felix-Cardona then preserved Hutchinson's 1-0 lead with 4:04 to play in the first half. Garden City's Abbie Hulme ripped a shot from 15 yards out that was stopped by diving Felix-Cardona. The rebound was loose, but the Blue Dragon keeper was able to corral the ball before a converging Buster player could get to it.

Those two shots were Felix-Cardona's only two saves of the game. She did not have to make a save in the second half.

Camp was credited with eight saves for Garden City.

Within that 27-game win streak by the Blue Dragon over Garden City is a streak of 10-straight shutouts. The Blue Dragons have outscored Garden City 144-7 in the all-time series.