The Dordt University women's soccer team delivered a dominant performance on Wednesday evening, defeating Briar Cliff University 3-0 at the Defender Soccer Complex in a Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) showdown.
The Defenders (6-5-2, 5-2-1 GPAC) wasted no time asserting control, scoring all three of their goals in the first half. Senior forward
Maria Zylstra led the charge offensively with a career-high two goals, netting her first during the 18th minute on a penalty kick and adding another in the 33rd minute off a well-placed assist from
Karinna Tel.
Just eight minutes later,
Vicky Granda extended Dordt's lead to 3-0 with a clinical finish following a corner kick, assisted by
Joslyn Terpstra.Â
Goalkeeper
Lydia Zylstra anchored Dordt's defensive effort, recording
seven saves to earn the clean sheet.Â
Briar Cliff drops its record to 1-5-1 in the GPAC, 3-10-1 overall.
By the Numbers:
- Dordt totaled 10 shots and made the most of its five shots on-goal
- Briar Cliff accounted for 14 total shots, seven on-frame
- Zylstra and Karinna Tel led the Defenders with two shots on-goal
- Lydia Zylstra (6-5-2) made six saves and earned her ninth career shutout and fourth of the season
- Zylstra and Lameese Batarseh played all 90 minutes
- Ondine Manceau led BCU with four shots on-goal
- eight Chargers played the full 90 minutes
- Caitlin Anderholm (0-3-1) stopped two Dordt shots
Defender Notes:
- this was the first multi-goal match for Maria Zylstra
- Zylstra ranks second on the team with four goals and 14 points
- Tel recorded her fifth assist and 39th point of the season
- Granda netted her first career goal
- Terpstra totaled her fifth assist of the season, 29th of her career
- Dordt improved to 21-12-2 against Briar Cliff
- this was the first win against the Chargers since 2017, ending a nine-match winless streak
- with the win, Dordt earned three points and is tied with Morningside and Doane for second in the current GPAC standings
Up Next:
- Dordt hosts Doane on Saturday, Oct.18 at 2:15pm
