WAITHIRA LEADS BLUE DRAGONS TO 8-0 WIN AT HESSTON COLLEGE

Sophomore Naomi Waithira had two goals and three assists in Hutchinson's 8-0 win on Wednesday night at Hesston College. (Bre Rogers/Blue Dragon Sports Information)

October 9, 2019

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

HESSTON – Sophomore midfielder Naomi Waithira posted her third three-assist game of the season and led the Hutchinson Community College women's soccer team to its 10th shutout of the season Wednesday night.

Waithira had an eight-point game and goalkeeper Chiara Soergel posted her 10th shutout of the season in Hutchinson's 8-0 victory at Hesston College. Hutchinson competes the season sweep of the Larks, outscoring them 27-0 in the two games played this season.

The Blue Dragons improve to 10-2 overall and 7-1 in the Jayhawk West to remain entrenched in second place in the Jayhawk West. Hutchinson will play host to Dodge City at 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Salthawk Sports Complex.

Waithira tied career highs with two goals and three assists to lead the Blue Dragons. Waithira now has 26 career assists, which ties her for sixth place on the Blue Dragon career assist list with Sheena Nicol (2016-17). In two games against Hesston this season, Waithira has three goals and six assists.

Soergel put her name in the Blue Dragon record book by becoming the first Blue Dragon goalkeeper ever to post 10 shutouts in her freshman season. Soergel is second in shutouts on the Blue Dragon single-season shutout list.

For the fourth time this season, Soergel didn't have to record a save in registering a shutout. The Blue Dragons outshot Hesston 36-2.

Sophomore Syeria Matthias scored her first career goal on Wednesday. She also wound up with her first career multi-goal game and game-winning goal. Matthias connected for her first goal just 3:36 into the game on a corner kick. She settled down a Marah Frank corner and smoked a grounder past Hesston Keeper Morita Kanaded for a 1-0 lead. Matthias scored a spectacular goal on other corner, this time heading in a Waithira corner into the upper-right corner. That gave Hutch a 6-0 lead.

Franke and Samantha Vaughn both had a goal and an assist in the game.

Vaughn's goal was her team-high 14th of the season, which ties her for 11th on the Blue Dragon freshman goals list with Ciara Corboy, Chelsea Myers and Ashley Venegas.

Esther Karhayu and Chavelle Henry had the other goals for the Blue Dragons. Diane Rubio had an assist.