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TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology advanced to the championship game of the Heartland
Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament with a
4-2 victory over Manchester College on Wednesday.
With the victory, Rose-Hulman will host the HCAC
Tournament championship game on Saturday, with the winning team
earning a trip to the NCAA Division III Playoffs that begin next
week. The Engineers will host the winner of tonight's game
between Transylvania and Mount St. Joseph.
Senior Julie Roebel (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton)
registered her fifth career hat trick to pace Rose-Hulman's
offensive attack. Roebel scored in the 10th, 18th and 76th
minutes to give the Engineers a spark.
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Liz Ridgway added the final tally of
the Engineer win. |
Senior Jennifer Gordon (Zionsville), who
entered the match leading all NCAA Division III players in
assists, provided the assist on all four goals in the victory.
Gordon has established a school record with 25 assists this year
and holds the career school record of 48.
Junior Liz Ridgway (Grosse Pointe,
Mich./Northwestern University) provided the remaining
Engineer score with a rebound off the crossbar in the 23rd
minute.
Roebel's first two tallies gave Rose-Hulman a 2-0
lead, then Ridgway's score pushed the lead to 3-0 at halftime.
Manchester closed within 3-1 on a goal by Kali Lauzon at the
73:27 mark.
After Roebel's final score increased the Engineer
advantage to 4-1, Manchester's Paige Koomler scored with 1:43
left on the clock to close the Spartans within the final margin.
Senior Rachel Miller (Spring, Texas/Klein
Collins) provided five saves in goal for Rose-Hulman, while
Samantha Wade tallied six saves for Manchester.
Rose-Hulman improved to 18-2 on the season with
its school record 15th consecutive victory. Manchester
closed the season with a 7-10-3 overall mark.
