CONWAY, Ark. - After defeating Birmingham-Southern 2-1 Saturday in a rematch of the 2017 Southern Athletic Association Semifinals, the Warriors geared up for a non-conference matchup against the Ecclesia Royals Monday afternoon. After recording three goals for the hat trick in the first 10 minutes of play, junior forward Hagan Griffith helped set the tone early en route to the 9-1 victory over the Royals inside Warrior Soccer Field. The hat trick on Tuesday was Griffith's fourth collegiate hat trick of her young career at Hendrix.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Hendrix 9, Birmingham-Southern 1
Records: Warriors 6-3-0 | Royals 0-1-0
Location: Conway, Ark.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Back-to-back assists from senior midfielder Macie Stultz to Griffith helped set the tone and put the Orange & Black up 2-0 just over five minutes into the match.
- Freshman Mary Helen VanHoy finds sophomore Rebecca Biggin at the 7:10 mark for Biggin's first goal of the season
- Another goal by Griffith at the 8:10 mark resulted in her fourth career hat trick (two in 2016, one in 2017) and resulted in a new lineup change for the Warriors
- Senior Olga Delgadillo and junior Khenil Harp notch goals for Hendrix towards the end of the first half as the Warriors maintain a 6-0 lead at the intermission.
- Senior defender Amanda Hamilton recorded her first goal of the season after striking the ball past the Ecclesia goalie in the 62nd week.
- After a goal from senior Evie Cannon and a second goal of the day from Delgadillo, the Warriors finished as victors defeating Ecclesia 9-1.
- Monday's final score is the second time the Warriors have recorded nine goals in a game (Sept. 7, 2015; Williams Baptist; 9-0 win).
- With her three goals Monday, Griffith is eight goals shy of tying Samantha Lallas' record of 47 career goals in program history for tops in the program.
- 24 girls saw action Monday; setting a new season-high for most players playing in one regular season game for the 2018 season.

WHAT WAS SAID
"The girls played well today," stated Coach Jeff Trimble. "It was nice to get everybody some good playing time and work on our attack. I was proud of the effort and we look forward to practicing this week and getting better for conference play this weekend in Mississippi."

UP NEXT
While only getting to play a quick game at home, it's back on the road for the Warriors. Hendrix gears up to resume SAA action when it travels to Mississippi to take on Millsaps and then taking on Mississippi University for Women the next day. Hendrix takes on the Majors Saturday in Jackson, Miss.