DRAGONS’ DOUBLE-OT WIN COMPLETES HISTORIC COMEBACK

Adriana Delgado's first career goal was a double-overtime game winner as Hutchinson rallied from two goals down to defeat Northeastern Junior College 4-3 on Saturday in Sterling, CO. (Steve Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information.

August 27, 2022

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

STERLING, Colo. – Adriana Delgado's first collegiate goal was one to remember.

Delgado scored a game-winning goal with less than 3 minutes remaining in double overtime to lift the Hutchinson Community College Women's Soccer team to a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Northeastern Junior College on Saturday.

Delgado found a loose ball in the NJC box and hammered home the game winner with a strong left-footed shot from 15 yards out with 2:40 remaining in the second overtime.

The victory completed a historic comeback for Blue Dragon Soccer.

Before Saturday, the Blue Dragons had never rallied to win a game from a deficit of two or more goals. Hutchinson trailed NJC 2-0 with 12 minutes to play in the first half.

The victory snapped a seven-game winless streak in overtime for the Dragons.

This was the first overtime win since the Blue Dragons defeated Rose State 3-2 on Sept. 22, 2015. This was the first double-overtime win for Hutchinson since defeating Coffeyville 2-1 on Nov. 2, 2013 in the opening round of the Region VI Tournament.

The Blue Dragons are now 8-6-9 all-time in overtime games.

The Plainsmen scored in the 8th and 33rd minute to take that two-goal advantage over the Blue Dragons.

Hutchinson cut the deficit to a single goal late in the first half when sophomore Hadlie Lowe netted her fourth goal of the weekend with 6:39 remaining in the first half to cut the NJC lead to 2-1, which was the halftime score.

Now with 22 career goals, Lowe tied Kayla Delzer and Esther Karhayu for 16th on the Hutchinson career goals list.

The Blue Dragons scored the tying and go-ahead goals four minutes apart early in the second half.

Playing the ball off an Emma Scholl corner kick, Jayda Wyatt scored her first career goal with a header to tie the game at 2-all with 32 minutes remaining in the second half.

Wyatt and Scholl teamed up again to give Hutchinson a 3-2 lead, this time with Scholl scoring from a Wyatt assist, for a 3-2 Dragon lead with 28:04 left in regulation time.

The Plainsmen scored the equalizer with 12:47 to play in regulation, sending the game to overtime tied at 3-3.

The Blue Dragons fired 18 shots with eight shots on goal Northeastern cast 13 total shot with seven on goal.

Blue Dragon sophomore goalkeeper Madison Quarles had four saves.

Hutchinson (2-0) opens Jayhawk Conference play on Wednesday at Kansas City.