The Dordt University women's soccer team picked up a huge 4-0 road win against the University of Jamestown in a pivotal GPAC match played tonight under the lights on the Jimmies home turf in Jamestown, N.D.
The Defenders extend their unbeaten streak to six matches (5-0-1) and improve their record to 5-2-2 (GPAC), 8-4-2 overall. Jamestown, a team they were tied with the standings, falls to 4-3-2 in the conference, 4-6-3 overall.
Dordt needed less than four minutes to net its first goal as
Keely Kolbrek received a corner kick from
Abby Worthy and touched it past Jamestown goalie Tea Pence. Four minutes later,
Joslyn Terpstra put the Defenders up 2-0 when she stepped in front of an attempted clear by Jamestown and drove a shot into the corner of the goal.
Defender Highlights:
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The Defenders netted their third and final goal of the first half when
Ellie Stuart one-timed a pass from
Abby Worthy into the right corner of the goal during the 17th minute.
Defender Highlights:
Tel scored the Defenders final goal when she dribbled up the left side of the field, cut it back towards the middle and ripped a left-foot shot high into the back of the net.
Defender Highlights:
Dordt limited Jamestown to three shots on-frame, two by Ryley Bedard and one from Haley Nelson.
Lydia Zylstra (4-0-1) made three saves to get the win.
By the Numbers:
- the Defenders held a 7-3 shots on-goal advantage
- seven different Dordt players recorded a shot on-goal
- Karinna Tel scored her team-leading 14th goal of the season, second most in the GPAC
- Tel also picked up another assist and ranks second in the GPAC with eight this season
- Tel leads the GPAC with 39 points
- Ellie Stuart netted her sixth goal, which is the most scored in a season by the junior
- Lydia Zylstra (4-0-1) remained unbeaten in five starts this season
- Zylstra earned her second shutout of the season and career
- this was the third shutout by the Defenders this season
Defender Notes:
- this was the first win vs Jamestown since 2016 (3-2)
- first win on the road vs Jamestown since 2015
- the four goals scored is the most scored by either team in the rivalry
- this was the second shutout recorded by the Defenders vs Jamestown (2008)
