By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
PITTSBURG, Kan. – Fort Hays State Women’s Soccer ran its win streak to five in a row on Sunday (Sept. 29) by defeating Pittsburg State by a score of 2-0. It was the fourth-straight shutout win for the Tigers in their streak as they now sit at 5-1-2 overall on the season and 2-0 in the MIAA. Pittsburg State moved to 4-3-1 overall and 0-1-1 in the MIAA with the result.
The teams played to a scoreless deadlock through the first half, but Fort Hays State broke through in the 51stminute when Emily Hutchings sent a long free kick into the box. After the ball landed over a jumping keeper, Taylor Hill made a slight touch on the ball and then Montserrat Diaz finished by putting the ball into a wide-open net right in front of the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Sydney Cotter added insurance for the Tigers when she collected her own rebounded shot off a failed clearance by the Gorillas and tucked the ball just over the line into the upper part of the net.
Both teams finished with nine shots in the match. FHSU placed four on goal and PSU placed two on goal. Mackenzie Caldwell made the two saves for her fourth-consecutive clean sheet in goal. Jocelyn Kramar of PSU also made two saves.
The Tigers finished their long three-week road swing with a record of 5-0-1, yielding only one goal over the six-match span. FHSU is now set for a pair of big matchups in Hays next week. The Tigers will host nationally ranked Central Missouri on Friday (Oct. 4) at 7 p.m. and then Emporia State on Sunday (Oct. 6) at 2 p.m.
Friday
JOPLIN, Mo. – Fort Hays State Women’s Soccer opened MIAA play on Friday evening (Sept. 27) with a 2-0 shutout of Missouri Southern. It was the third-straight shutout for the Tigers as they moved to 4-1-2 overall and 1-0 in the MIAA. The Lions moved to 1-4-2 overall, 0-1 in the MIAA.
The Tigers did all of their scoring in about a five-minute span. They took the lead in the 23rd minute when Sullivan Kelly sent a corner kick into the box which found the head of Britney Arneson and then redirected off the foot of Taylor Hill for a goal. In the 28th minute, Kelly sent another ball into the box, this time headed in by Allison Worley to put the Tigers up 2-0.
FHSU allowed 10 shots and five on goal, all saved by Mackenzie Caldwell. She picked up her fourth shutout of the season and third straight in the winning effort. The opposition has been scoreless against Caldwell for just over the last 335 minutes played.
The Tigers finished with 16 shots, led by Sydney Cotter with five. Missouri Southern keeper Bella Smith saved five of the seven shots on goal by the Tigers.