SPEARFISH, S.D. – UCCS Women's Soccer ended their conference road trip in dominating fashion on Sunday after a four-goal performance from sophomore
Jadyn LeDoux helped fuel a 5-0 shutout victory over Black Hills State University.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: UCCS 5, BHSU 0
Records: UCCS (7-2-3, 4-1-1 RMAC), BHSU (1-7-2, 1-5 RMAC)
Location: Ronnie Theisz Field | Spearfish, S.D.
Series: UCCS owns an undefeated 7-0 record against the Yellow Jackets and have a shutout BHSU in four straight matches.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The first half belonged to the Mountain Lions who commanded the Yellow Jackets' side of the pitch with
Kelsey Takahashi registering four of the team's six shots and three of the four shots on goal through the opening 37 minutes of play.
• Possession remained in favor of the Mountain Lions as the contest approached the 38
th minute with UCCS ultimately breaking the scoreless tie off a
Fabiola Estrada cross from the near corner that
Jadyn LeDoux found in stride for the 1-0 lead.
• UCCS quickly found their rhythm after claiming the 1-0 advantage as a caused turnover from the Mountain Lions led to
Jessica Rockwell providing a through ball in the center of the box that LeDoux was once again on the receiving end of and found the back of the net for a 2-0 lead at the 39:33 mark.
• Coming out of the intermission, the Mountain Lions maintained a full head of steam at the BHSU backline with
Gabriella Lancaster firing off a left-footed laser from atop the box that rattled the top woodwork in the 46
th minute. As the Lancaster shot worked its way back down, it was none other than LeDoux who put herself into position to gather and place the ball back into frame for the hat trick and commanding 3-0 lead at 46:50.
• With a hat trick already in hand for the sophomore, LeDoux was nowhere close to being finished as a deep pass from midfield settled at the feet of LeDoux who took on the keeper 1v1 and came out on top with a quick shift to the right side of the box, leaving an open shot that LeDoux buried in the 60th minute.
• Just 30 seconds later, UCCS once again put themselves into scoring position as a deep free kick from the opposite side of the field resulted in a 50-50 ball that worked closer to BHSU's goal where true freshman
Emily Aguilar fielded the ball and chipped over the keeper for the extended Mountain Lion lead, 5-0.
• After holding the Yellow Jackets scoreless and to two shots in the first half, the Mountain Lion backline upped their pressure by allowing only one shot in the closing 45 minutes with no shots on goal allowed in the half to preserve the 5-0 shutout win.
STATS FROM THE DAY:
• The Mountain Lions outshot BHSU 20-3 and also held the advantage in shots on goal, 11-1, and corner kicks, 5-1.
• Five different Mountain Lions tallied points in Sunday's victory with
Jadyn LeDoux leading the way after scoring four goals for eight points.
Emily Aguilar was responsible for two points after netting one goal as
Fabiola Estrada,
Jessica Rockwell, and
Gabriella Lancaster each notched an assist for one point.
• Both
Kelsey Takahashi and LeDoux recorded a game-high five shots with Takahashi adding three shots on goal while LeDoux netted all four of her four shots on goal.
• BHSU's Makayla Dannelly made six saves in the match as
Alexis Walker claims her sixth shutout of the season on one save to move to 7-2-3.
BEYOND THE BOX:
• Jadyn LeDoux ties Anna Gregg (Oct. 25, 2018) for the program's most goals in a single game (four) with both Gregg and LeDoux achieving the feat against Black Hills State.
• Sunday's five-goal performance ties for the ninth most goals in program history.
• UCCS has outscored BHSU 39-7 in the team's seven-match history.
• Emily Aguilar scores her first collegiate goal in the black and gold as LeDoux now leads the team in goals on the season with five.
• The Mountain Lions have registered double-digit shots on goal (11) for the fifth time this season.
UP NEXT
UCCS Women's Soccer prepares for a big matchup next week as the Mountain Lions host No. 15 Colorado School of Mines on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 2:30 p.m. for Storm the Stadium.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.
