MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Sitting at 150 career goals in her four seasons as a Warrior and also leading the entire NCAA Division III field in goals on the season, Senior attack
Morgan Dasch tallied eight more goals Thursday against Huntingdon from Montgomery, Ala. as the Warriors took down the Hawks, 17-8. With her eight goals Thursday, Dasch surpasses
Bridget Umble's 155 career goals mark making Dasch the new career leader in program history with 158 scores. Six of her eight goals were scored in the opening 30 minutes of action.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Hendrix 17, Huntingdon 8
Records: Warriors 5-5 | Hawks 1-8
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Huntingdon took the early 1-0 lead less than a minute into the game before
Hannah Burroughs and Dasch scored two goals apiece to take a 4-1 lead; Warriors went on a 6-0 run after trailing to take a 6-1 lead with 14:23 to go until halftime.
- Following another Hawk score, Burroughs tallied another goal while Dasch accounted for three more; part of a 5-0 Warrior run to take a 11-2 lead with 2:32 til the break.
- Burroughs tacked on another score before half as the Warriors led 11-2 at the intermission.
- Burroughs accounted for three of Hendrix's six second half goals as the Warriors won 17-8 to get back to .500 on the season.
OF NOTE:
- Dasch currently leads all NCAA Division III players in goals this season by 12.
- After scoring three goals all of last season as a defender, Burroughs carved up a career-best six-goal performance against the Hawks Thursday evening.
- Dasch recorded a team-high five draw controls while Burroughs and
Calah Justice accounted for four.
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Alexis Truitt scooped up a team-high four ground balls in the 11-goal win while also carding 14 saves in the win; third-most saves this year.
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Mackenzie Chandler,
Erin Rossics and
Alison Watanabe all accounted for a score each in the big non-conference win Thursday.
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JJ Tufu recorded a career-high two caused turnovers while five other Warrior players tallied one each.
WHO'S NEXT:
The Warriors remain on the road with a pivotal Southern Athletic Association tilt looming against Berry from Rome, Ga. Saturday at 11 a.m. CT.
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