Leon’s hat trick powers women’s soccer team over Saint Mary’s, 7-3

Junior Isabelle Leon recorded a hat trick to power the Olivet College women’s soccer team over Saint Mary’s (Ind.) College, 7-3, this afternoon at the Purcell Athletic Field in Notre Dame, Indiana.

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Photo by Sarah Miesle, Saint Mary's SID
Photo by Sarah Miesle, Saint Mary's SID
September 10, 2016

Sept. 10, 2016                  

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Junior Isabelle Leon recorded a hat trick to power the Olivet College women's soccer team over Saint Mary's (Ind.) College, 7-3, this afternoon at the Purcell Athletic Field in Notre Dame, Indiana.

THE BASICS
Final Score: Olivet 7, Saint Mary's 3
Location: Purcell Athletic Field; Notre Dame, Ind.
Records: Olivet 3-1-1 overall, 1-0-1 MIAA; Saint Mary' 1-3 overall, 0-2 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Belles took a 1-0 lead on a goal in the fifth minute.
  • Leon leveled the score at 1-1 with her first goal in the 13th minute. 
  • Junior Emily Reinecke put Olivet up 2-1 with a goal in the 32nd minute.
  • Saint Mary's drew even in the ninth minute of the second half when Liza Felix made a penalty kick goal.
  • Leon gave the lead to Olivet a little less than five minutes later on a goal. Junior Miranda Quick earned an assist on the goal.
  • Sophomore Emma Essen extended the Comets' lead to 4-2 when she blasted a shot from 35 yards out into the goal in the 62nd minute.
  • Freshman Ashley Romanowski put Olivet up 5-2 on a penalty kick goal in 72nd minute.
  • The Belles made the score 5-3 at the 78:34 mark.
  • Leon completed her hat trick less than two minutes later after receiving a pass in the slot from Essen.
  • A long shot by Quick found the back of the net two and one-half minutes later.

FOR THE COMETS

  • Olivet took 31 shots in the contest.
  • Romanowski and Leon led the way with eight shots each. Essen had seven shots.
  • Freshman Brooklyn Burel played the whole game in goal and made three saves on eight shots for Saint Mary's.

FOR THE BELLES

  • Mary Wandor had three of the eight Belles' shots.
  • Thaillia Robles collected nine saves in 90 minutes of action in goal.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

  • Leon's hat trick is the second of her career. The other was on Aug. 29, 2014, against Alverno (Wis.) College.
  • Leon moved into a tie for fifth all-time at Olivet for career goals with 25. Her 61 points is fourth all-time.
  • The goal by Quick is the first of her collegiate career.
  • The seven goals scored by the Comets is the most in a MIAA contest since Oct. 11, 2008, when they also had seven versus Trine.

UP NEXT

  • Olivet will make the trip to play Alma College next Thursday, Sept. 15 at 4 p.m.