FREDERICA, Del. – The offense was running on all cylinders for Hartford women's soccer in its 2018 season opener on Thursday, as the Hawks rolled to a 7-0 win at Delaware State. Leading 1-0 at the half behind rookie
Taylor Brown's first career goal in the 31st minute, the Hawks padded their lead with six more scores in the final 31 minutes to earn the win.
Hartford moves to 1-0 for the fourth time in five seasons while the Hornets dip to 0-1 on the young season.
HARTFORD 7, DELAWARE STATE 0
- Three goals within a 10-minute stretch of the second half allowed the Hawks to quadruple their 1-0 halftime lead. Junior Bridgette Alexander (60'), senior Ashley Claud (62') and junior transfer Samantha Nelbach (69') each found the back of the net in that span.
- Hartford tacked on three more scores within a span of four minutes to go up by seven with less than five minutes remaining. Sophomore Gabriela Gamory and classmate Alex Hoffman each delivered goals 15 seconds apart at 81:46 and 82:01 before Gamory struck again for her first career multi-goal game in the 86th minute.
- Six different players contributed to Hartford's seven goals, while 10 Hawks recorded at least one point.
- Gamory led all scorers with a career-high four points, while Hoffman and Nelbach were major contributors in their Hartford debuts with three points apiece.
- Sophomore Maia Perez made one save on Delaware State's lone shot attempt to earn her fourth career shutout victory.
- Recording its largest margin of victory since defeating Fordham, 8-0, on Sept. 1, 2002, Hartford improves to 3-0 against Delaware State.
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The season-opening road trip continues with a trip to Siena on Monday, Aug. 20. The Hawks and Saints are slated for a 3 p.m. kickoff from Loudonville, N.Y.
