ALFRED, N.Y. — Hilbert College Women's Soccer fell 4-0 on the road Tuesday evening against Alfred State in AMCC play at Pioneer Stadium.
Alfred State jumped out to a quick start, scoring twice in the opening three minutes to seize early control. Isabella Hoffmann netted her first goal just 21 seconds into the match off a feed from Erin Drewiega, and Brooke Walsh followed with another in the third minute assisted by Karlee Hargather.
Hoffmann struck again in the 22nd minute, finishing a pass from Hargather for her second goal of the day. The Pioneers closed their first-half surge with a goal by Jillian Wright in the 30th minute, assisted by Kaitlyn Howell, giving Alfred State a 4-0 lead they would hold onto for the remainder of the match.
Despite the early deficit, the Hawks (5-5-2, 1-2-1 AMCC) battled hard through the final 60 minutes and tightened up defensively, holding the Pioneers scoreless in the second half. Goalkeeper
Keira McFarland made nine saves on the afternoon, including stops on the final four Pioneer shots.
Offensively,
Ja'Lynn Sanders led Hilbert with five shots, three of which were on target, while
Mikaylah Nissan,
Kendall Shetter, and
Michaela Olson each recorded attempts on goal. Hilbert finished with 10 total shots and six on frame but couldn't find the back of the net against Alfred State's goalkeeper, Madeline Cox, who registered six saves for the shutout.
UP NEXT:
Hilbert hosts Pitt-Greensburg on Saturday, October 18
th at 1 pm on Hawk Field its next time out.
