Kristy Blicharz had three goals and the Western Nebraska Community College women's soccer team opened their season in thundering fashion in posting a 9-0 win over Hesston College Saturday at the Landers Soccer Complex. The Cougars scored early, vaulting to a 2-0 lead in the first five minutes and never looked back in the win.
Freshman Ashley Gleason, who had one goal and two assists in the contest, said her team played well, including starting strong.
"We talked about how we needed to get some quick goals so we can work on our passes and pattern plays," the freshman from Loveland, Colo., said. "We played really well today. I think we played as a team. We got good passes off and good connecting passes, as well as some great goals."
The two teams will be back in action Sunday at the Landers Soccer Complex for a 10 am. contest. The Cougar men will also face Hesston after the women's contest.
It didn't take WNCC long to get on the scoreboard. Three minutes into the game, Blicharz took a pass from Gleason and planted it firmly in the back of the net. WNCC went up 2-0 a minute later as Brittney McNeil.
Blicharz nabbed her second goal at the 35 minute mark as she took a pass from Gleason for a quick 3-0 lead.
WNCC added three more goals in the first half to grab a 6-0 halftime lead. Brittany McNeil had the fourth goal with a header as Jordan Lutkin had the assist.
Freshman Fernanda Acorinte also scored a goal from an assist from Leticia Lopez, before Lopez finished off the first half with an unassisted goal.
In the second half, WNCC used a more controlled game, working on passing. Still, the Cougars missed early in the half on two prime scoring opportunities. Finally, WNCC broke the ice as Cristina Soto scored off an assist from McNeil with 20 minutes left in the game.
A minute later, Blicharz recorded the hat trick, scoring her third goal with 18:47 to play off an assist from McNeil. Gleason had the final goal of the night with 11:30 to play for the 9-0 score.
WNCC had 20 shots in the contest compared to just two for Hesston. WNCC goalkeepers Jessica Taylor and Tiffany Snethen each had one save in the game. Both teams had three corner kicks each and there were no yellow cards given.
Gleason said that this was a good first game as they got to work on different phases of their game.
"We have a lot harder teams coming up where the attacking plays won't be there so we needed to work a little on getting our passes together," she said.
As much as the Cougars looked sharp on offense, Gleason said they didn't play a perfect contest as they missed some shots.
"We need to get on frame more [today]," she said. "We need to come out tomorrow and not underestimate them and and work on our fundamentals again. We will work on our connecting passes and crosses.
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