Hendrix tops Women's Soccer on Sunday
IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas women's soccer team (2-3) fell 3-0 against Hendrix College (4-1) on Sunday afternoon. An evenly fought first half was not enough for the Crusaders, as the road team netted a trio of goals in the final 45 minutes to earn the victory.
The Warriors attempted the first two shots of the match within a little over eight minutes, but Dallas answered with four attempts from the 10:18 minute mark to the 16:31 mark. Mariana Burciaga (Forney, Texas) and Elisa Duran (Pomona, Calif.) counted shots on goal with the first and fourth shot of that sequence, respectively. The Crusaders held a 5-3 edge in shots at intermission, but the contest remained scoreless.
After the break, a quick tally in the goal column occurred with Hendrix's Ellen Martin finding the back of the net at the 45:34 minute mark. Hagan Griffith provided a pass from the left side that got the ball in the box for Martin to notch the eventual game winner.
Dallas kept the margin at one, but were unable to counter with an equalizer. The Warriors' Sydney Blevins took a clean header off a right side corner kick from Melissa Miller to push the score 2-0. An own goal off UD in the final minute completed the scoring.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- Dallas was narrowly outshot 11-10. Hendrix held an 8-5 lead in shots during second stanza.
- Mackenzie Vasile (San Antonio, Texas) and Duran had UD's multiple shot efforts. Duran, who netted both goals in Friday's win, had a perfect shot on goal percentage.
- Victoria Salazar (Grand Terrace, Calif.), Gaby Gonzalez (McAllen, Texas), Samantha Deitschel (San Antonio, Texas), and Burciaga counted the other four Crusaders' shots on target.
- Elena Naccari (Covington, La.) mad three saves in the full 90 minutes in goal. This contest marked her 40th career appearance and she eclipsed the 3,500:00 minute mark with 3,412:53 after the final horn.
- Hendrix forced a 6-2 advantaged on corner kicks.
- Blevins led with four shots. Miller and Griffith both added two total and one shot on goal.
- Jordan Rausch (4-1) made five saves in 90 minutes for the shutout win.
UP NEXT
Dallas has concluded a three-game home stand and stretch of five matches in 10 days. The next game is September 16 at Schreiner University at 4 p.m. This tilt signals the start of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) play. The Crusaders will complete the road weekend on Sept. 18 at Trinity University.