No. 15 Women’s Soccer Cruises Past Pacers, 10-0

University of North Georgia
10/15/2016 | Women’s Soccer

DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Forward Rachel VanHorn continued her hot play with a hat-trick Saturday evening as the 15th-ranked University of North Georgia women’s soccer team blew past USC Aiken, 10-0. The Nighthawks improve to 9-1-2 on the season with a 6-1-1 mark in the Peach Belt Conference.

Rachel VanHorn opened the scoring party in the 11th minute playing a long pass from Sophia Matonak into goal for the first score of the match. Jacy Ramey added to the Nighthawk lead in the 20th, tapping in a great cross from Olivia Dumphy that just evaded the Pacers goalkeeper. Rachel VanHorn struck again in the 24th as Dumphy picked up another assist giving UNG a 3-0 lead. After Matonak converted on a penalty kick in the 28th, Renee VanHorn finished off a great attack from Daizah Patterson in the 45th for UNG’s final goal of the half.

The second half saw a handful of similarities to the first, starting with Rachel VanHorn leading the scoring attack getting her hat-trick in the 55-th minute as she intercepted a pass in the attacking third and took it straight into the box where she beat out the Pacers keeper to extend the UNG lead to 6-0. The Nighthawks went on to net another four goals from Mollie Arrendale, Patterson, Payton Bisso, and Renee VanHorn.

NOTES
Rachel VanHorn‘s hat-trick is the ninth in UNG history and first since Oct. 11, 2014, when Mollie Arrendale found the back of the net three times at Georgia Southwestern. It was the UNG hat-trick in Dahlonega since 2008.

– North Georgia currently sits in a tie for second-place in the Peach Belt Conference standings with Armstrong State at 19 points.

– The Nighthawks move to 10-2-2 in the all-time series against the Pacers having won the last nine meetings.

STAT OF THE NIGHT
5 – The sister squad of Rachel and Renee VanHorn combined for five goals on the night. Rachel, the reigning NSCAA National Player of the Week, leads the PBC with 12 goals and 27 points on the season.

NEXT UP
The Nighthawks travel to Americus on Wednesday to take on Georgia Southwestern. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m.

 

– UNG Athletic Communications

CHAD HAYNIE // Director of Athletic Communications
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA ATHLETICS

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