By Hutchinson CC Sports Information
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (BlueDragonSports.com) – The Hutchinson Community College women’s soccer team suffered its first shutout loss of the season on Wednesday in a national ranked matchup against the Cowley Tigers.
No. 14 Cowley scored goals on two set pieces and defeated No. 17 Hutchinson 3-0 in a Jayhawk Conference match at the Cowley Soccer Complex.
The Blue Dragons fall to 4-2-3 overall and 3-2-3 (12 points) in the Jayhawk. Cowley is 5-2-1 overall and in league play (16 points). Hutchinson starts the second half of conference play on Saturday at Garden City.
Hutchinson was out-shot 14-11 on Wednesday, but was able to muster only a handful of quality scoring chances. Cowley goalkeeper Marin Peoples stopped Haley Rogers on a point-blank shot in the first half. The Dragons also had two close shots in the first half that just missed the goal.
The Blue Dragons’ top three scorers – Miller, Kaitlyn Edwards and Katharina Marx combined for eight shots, with six on goal, all saved by Peoples.
The first 30 minutes were tightly played, but in the 32nd minute the Dragons committed a foul in their defensive third of the field. Cowley’s Mai Line Geffry connected on a free kick from 35 yards out to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
Cowley took a 2-0 lead on a corner kick in the 55th minute and scored again 3 1/2 minutes later when Hina Suzuki got behind the Dragon defense on a deflected ball and scored into a wide-open net.
Blue Dragon sophomore goalkeeper Karsyn Slothower had six saves and allowed three goals.
The Blue Dragons are 14-6-1 all-time against Cowley, but the Tigers won their third game in a row against Hutchinson and are 6-2-1 in the last nine meetings.
