#20 Women’s Soccer pours in seven goals in Tripp Memorial Game win

Salisbury, N.C. —- The 20th-ranked Catawba College women's soccer team improved to 2-0 on the year after it rolled to a 7-0 win over King University in the 2023 home opener at Frock Field. The team honored the late Coach Chase Tripp with a video tribute and presentation to Chase's family after the game.

TEAM STATS

- Catawba out-shot King 29-2

- The Catawba Indians put up 17 shots on goal to just one for the Tornado

- Catawba held an advantage in corner kicks 13-2

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

- Sydney Jimmo scored and recorded an assist with a team-high four shots on goal

- Bree Ehmer netted a goal along with three shots on goal

- Hannah Dunn, Kasey Hahn and Kelly Havens each logged their first goal of the season, while Hahn also added an assist

- Kylie Morin and Eileen Woodings recorded their first-career goals

- Morgan Delair and Madison Henry logged assists on the day

- Ashley Hughes and Allison Fredrick combined for the shutout

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST HALF

- Havens got the scoring started in the 39th minute after a corner kick was punched out by the King goalie

- Morin followed headed in a rebound just two minutes later, as Catawba jumped out to a 2-0 lead at the half

SECOND HALF

- Delair's feed inside led to Ehmer's second goal in as many games for the freshman in the 58th minute

- A perfectly placed corner from Hahn found the head of Jimmo for her fourth goal in two games this season in the 73rd minute

- Dunn and Hahn scored shortly, as a 3-0 lead ballooned to a 6-0 lead in the span of five minutes

- Woodings poured in the seventh goal of the day just seconds before the final horn

HEAR FROM COACH BROWN

 "I was really happy with the group today as I thought they carried the correct mindset from start to finish. We talked about playing a full 90 minutes and clearly we did as we scored the goal with seconds to go. But obviously today was not about us, it was about Coach Tripp and his family. I am so thankful that they were able to join us on this special day and I'm extremely happy with how our players responded to the day. Thinking about the fact that we scored seven goals when his birthday is the 7th of April gives me goosebumps. Just clear evidence that he is watching down on us!! What a good day to have a great day."

GAME NOTES

- 13 goals scored is the most in the first two games in program history

- Jimmo's fourth goal in the first two games of the season, as she rises to solo seventh on the all-time program scoring list

- Dunn's 35th career goal, good for fifth on the all-time list

- First-career goals for both Morin and Woodings

- Catawba moves to 3-0 all-time versus King

- The Catawba Indians are now 67-15-9 with 53 shutouts since the start of the 2018 season

UP NEXT

- Catawba returns to The Frock to host North Greenville on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

- The team is celebrating Fan Appreciation Night