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Taylor McKindley vs. Hiram, Sept. 17, 2024. Photo by Ed Mailliard.
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Hiram HIRAM (1-5-0)
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Winner Allegheny ALL (3-4-0)
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Allegheny ALL
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Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Second-Half Outburst Leads Women's Soccer to 5-0 Win vs. Hiram

MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College women's soccer team exploded for its second consecutive win, as the Gators shut out Hiram College in a non-conference contest at the Robertson Athletic Complex, 5-0.

Not only does Tuesday's victory mark the team's second in a row, but the Gators (3-4-0) tied a season-high with five goals. It's the first time Allegheny has scored at least five goals in back-to-back games since a pair of 5-0 shutouts against Oberlin College and Ohio Wesleyan University in October of 2013.

The Gators never trailed against the Terriers (1-5-0), but the Blue and Gold shifted the offense into overdrive in the second half. Emma Miller (Elyria, Ohio/Lake Ridge Academy), who netted the game's first goal in the 17th minute, added her second off a corner kick in the 48th minute. In the 70th minute, Taylor McKindley (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic) netted her first of the season off another corner, this one taken by Olivia Wilson (Mars, Pa./Mars).

Allegheny added two insurance goals in less than two-and-a-half minutes late in the second half. Emily Beck (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg) finished frantic a play inside the six-yard box with a high kick over the Hiram goalie to extend the lead to 4-0 in the 83rd minute. Shortly after that, Katherine Surdykowski (Chesterfield, N.J./Northern Burlington County Regional) headed in another Casey Bender (Allentown, Pa./Emmaus) corner, giving Bender her second assist of the night.

Inside the Box Score
  • Allegheny took a whopping 44 shots, including 21 shots on goal.
  • On the other hand, the AC defense limited Hiram to 10 shots and three shots on goal.
  • The Gators also held a sizable advantage in corner kicks, 16-to-4.
  • Seven different players earned a point for Allegheny against the Terriers.
  • Miller led all scorers with two goals.
  • McKindley, Beck, and Surdykowski each scored once.
  • Bender earned a game-high two assists.
  • Wilson and Delaney David (Cleveland, Ohio/Brooklyn) added one assist apiece.
  • Goalie Madison Lemanski (Bear, Del. Delaware Military Academy) made three saves to earn a clean sheet.

News and Notes
  • Allegheny improved to 3-4-0 with its second consecutive victory.
  • The Gators have won four in a row against Hiram dating back to 2019.
  • In the past two meetings, Allegheny has outscored Hiram 11-2.
  • The 44 shots taken by the Gators are the most in a single game since Allegheny fired 48 in an 8-0 win over Hiram on October 17, 2001.
  • Miller, the reigning Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Offensive Player of the Week, recorded her third multi-goal performance of the season.
  • In only seven games in 2024, Miller already has single-season career-highs in points (20) and goals (9).
  • Miller's 20 points are more than any Gator has earned in a full season since Jessie Thiessen '17 had 24 in the fall of 2016.
  • Bender finished with multiple assists in a game for the third time as a Gator.
  • Lemanski, who earned her first collegiate victory against Hiram last season, added her first career shutout on Tuesday.

Up Next
Allegheny travels back to New York for its non-conference finale against Alfred State on Saturday, September 21, at 2:00 p.m.


 
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