By Gabe Katz
The Tennessee Wesleyan Women’s Soccer team scored early and often against conference foe Kentucky Christian University, posting a decisive 14-0 victory against the Lady Knights.
Krista Eik Hardardottir, the team’s leading scorer with 17 goals, opened the scoring in the 12th minute thanks to an Addison Smith assist. Hardardottir quickly made it 2-0 in the 15th minute. Alexandra Machado added to goals of her own in the 21st minute and the 40th minute. It was a tame halftime score given the volume of shots and sustained pressure on the KCU goal. The dam didn’t take long to burst in the second half as KCU ran out of steam.
4 minutes into the second half, Lisa Kirwan got her name in the scoresheet, followed by 4 goals in the next 10 minutes from the Bulldogs. Natascha Frei, Addison Smith, and Marte Stokseth each bagged a goal in this time frame with Hardardottir completing her hat trick as well in the 55th minute.
The remaining 30 minutes were no lighter on the Lady Knights as they allowed another 5 goals in this span. Laura Nünning tallied the Bulldogs’ 11th goal in the 65th minute, coming sandwiched in between Natascha Frei’s 2nd and 3rd goals in the 61st and 71st minutes. Rosie Dunkerton also found the back of the net in the 73rd minute with Valerie Koopman rounding out the scoring and cementing a resounding win in the 75th minute.
This was the Lady Bulldog’s second win of the season, moving their overall record to 2-1-2, 2-0-2 in AAC play. The TWU Women’s team will take their talents on the road to Bluefield at the weekend followed by a rivalry game at Bryan College on September 25th.
Photo by Willie Foreman
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