TOPEKA, Kan. – The No. 1 seed Washburn women's soccer team defeated No. 8 seed Southwestern Oklahoma State 4-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon.
Washburn improves to 17-1-3, while SWOSU's season comes to an end with a record of 9-4-8. Â
Leah Henke scored her second career hat trick in the match, and the first ever by a Washburn player in an NCAA Tournament game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Leah Henke scored a goal in the 13
th minute to give the Ichabods an early 1-0 lead.
Mackinly Rohn assisted Henke's first goal. Henke scored again in the 27
th minute expanding Washburn's lead to 2-0. Washburn took the 2-0 lead into halftime, outshooting SWOSU 11-2.
"I thought our ladies played well, I thought we grew into the game, we attacked really well," said Head Coach
Davy Phillips. "One of the really good things about our program is just the strength is in the collective. We have a lot of girls who can come on and play in high level college soccer games and still be successful," Phillips added.
The Bulldogs responded with a goal of their own in the 59
th minute from Sarahi Delgadillo. Saoirse Hourigan had the assist on Delgadillo's goal.
Avery McCorry found Henke on a pass inside the goalkeeping box for her third goal of the match in the 63
rd minute.
Reese Huscher scored her first career goal in the 86
th minute.
Roselynn Madsen also recorded her first career assist on Huscher's goal. The Ichabods defense held strong, not allowing a goal the rest of the match, rolling to a 4-1 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
GAME NOTES
- The Ichabods outshot the Bulldogs 19-8, including 13-3 on goal.
- Leah Henke led all players with five shots, four of which were on goal.
- Goalkeeper's Lili Everley and Avery Young each recorded a save for the Ichabods.
- Washburn improves to 10-0-1 at home this season.
UP NEXT
No. 1 seed Washburn advances to the NCAA Tournament Second Round to face MIAA foe No. 4 seed Central Missouri on Sunday at 3 p.m. Â
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