Box Score The Dordt women won its second shutout in a row with a 7-0 win over Waldorf on Wednesday night to stay unbeaten in GPAC play.
The Defenders picked up three points and take sole possession of first place in the in the GPAC standings.
Dordt wasted no time asserting control, scoring six first-half goals to put the contest out of reach early. Junior forward
Karinna Tel netted a first-half hat trick, striking in the 4th, 7th and 12th minutes. She opened the scoring off a pass from
Jenna Roberts, added an unassisted goal minutes later, and then finished Roberts' second assist in the 12th.
Roberts added a goal of her own in the 17th minute, assisted by
Maria Zylstra, before
Joslyn Terpstra scored in the 30th minute on a feed from Tel. Zylstra capped the first-half scoring in the 42nd minute, with
Brooke Marjama providing the assist. Dordt carried a commanding 6-0 lead into the break.
In the second half, Dordt kept pressing and found a seventh goal in the 72nd minute when
Kelli Waypa finished off a pass from
Kendal Gordon to close out the scoring. The Defenders maintained control on both ends of the field, holding Waldorf without a single shot on-goal.
BY THE NUMBERS:
- Dordt outshot Waldorf 57-0, including 33-0 in shots on-goal
- Dordt held an 8-1 advantage in corner kicks
- Tel recorded her third hat-trick of the season and 11th for her career, netting three goals to go with one assist
- Roberts tallied 1 goal and 2 assists
- Zylstra contributed 1 goal and 1 assist
- Terpstra and Waypa added one goal each
- Dordt goalkeeper Lydia Zylstra earned the shutout without facing a shot
- Waldorf's keepers combined for 25 saves (AbbieGail Michael 13, Mia Ramirez 12)
DEFENDER NOTES:
- Dordt improves to 4-3-2 overall and 3-0-1 in GPAC play
- the Defenders posted their third consecutive shutout and have three on the season
- the seven goals scored is a season-high for the Defenders
- Dordt has outscored its last two opponents (Mount Marty and Waldorf) by a 13-0 margin
- seven different players recorded at least one point in the victory
- Waypa's goal in the second half was the first of her career
- Brooke Marjama recorded her first assist of the season
- this was the second consecutive match where Roberts had both an assist and a goal scored
- Dordt improved to 9-0-1 all-time against Waldorf
UP NEXT:
- Dordt will host the College of Saint Mary on Saturday, October 4 at 2:15pm.
