The Dordt University women's soccer team dropped a conference road match to Hastings (Neb.) late Saturday night, falling 3-0 under the lights at Lloyd Wilson Field.
The Defenders held their own through the opening 45 minutes, with goalkeeper
Lydia Zylstra anchoring a resilient defensive effort that kept the Broncos off the scoreboard. Zylstra finished the match with nine saves, including several key stops early to keep the game scoreless.
Hastings broke the deadlock in the 57th minute when Avery Higgins converted a pass from Sabrina DeHart to give the hosts a 1-0 lead. Ten minutes later, the Broncos doubled their advantage on a penalty kick by Megan Lampe. Just three minutes after that, Jesse Chartier added a third goal, assisted by Norah Stewart, sealing the result.
Dordt generated 11 shots in the match, five of which were on target.
Karinna Tel led the attack with five attempts, while
Joslyn Terpstra and
Maria Zylstra each recorded two shots on goal. Despite the offensive pressure, Hastings goalkeeper Tatiana Villasenor turned away every chance to preserve the clean sheet.
By the Numbers:
- Dordt was outshot 20-11, 12-5 on-goal
- Joslyn Terpstra and Maria Zylstra led the Defenders with two shots on-goal each
- Lydia Zylstra (5-5-2) finished with nine saves, one shy of her fourth double-digit saves match of the season
- three Defenders, Lameese Batarseh, Abby Worthy and Zylstra, played the full 90 minutes
- both Megan Lampe and Avery Higgins led Hastings with three shots on-goal
- six other Broncos players had one shot on-goal
- Tatiana Villasenor (8-1-2) made five saves
Defender Notes:
- this was the second consecutive match that Dordt gave up three goals
- this was the third time the Defenders have been shutout this season
- Dordt falls into a three-way tie for second place in the GPAC with Doane and Hastings at 13pts
- Concordia leads with 14 points
Up Next:
- Dordt will host Briar Cliff on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at the Defender Soccer Complex at 7:15pm
