Women's Soccer Earns First Win Of The Season Behind Ghent's Hat Trick

Elmira, NY - The Elmira College women's soccer team earned their first win of the season today in dominating fashion over SUNY Morrisville.  The Soaring Eagles defeated the Mustangs of SUNY Morrsiville by the score of 8-0.

Leading the team in today's match was second year midfielder Moira Ghent '09 who recorded her first career hat trick.   Ghent's goals were the first three goals of the match.  All of Ghent's goals came in the first 7 minutes of the match.  Ghent's second goal of the match was assisted by Jessica Talbot '08.  Her final goal of the match was assisted by Laurie Teske '08.    Talbot would add to the Soaring Eagle's lead at the 9th minute mark of the first half giving  Talbot her first goal of the season.  Teske assisted Talbot's goal, to give her, her second assist of the match.  Kaitlin Borrelli '10 scored the fifth goal for Elmira College in the first half at the 35 minute mark.  That goal was Borrelli's first career goal at EC.  Erinn Prestidge '08 would score the final goal for Elmira College in the first half.  Prestidge would score her second goal of the match 6 minutes into the second half off of a pass from Megan Callahan '07.  Callahan would score a goal of her own when she received a cross from fourth year midfielder Rachael Sparks '07.   Third year goalkeeper Meaghan Doherty '08 only had to come up with one save in today's match.  Total shot count for Elmira College was 28 shots on the day. 

Tallying the only shot for SUNY Morrisville was Melissa Robb '08.  Goalkeeper Katie Tiffany '10 came up with eleven saves for the Mustangs. 

EC will take this win into Wednesday's match against conference rival Alfred University.  Game time is set for 7 p.m. at Alfred University.

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