Juliana Chiarella
Steve McLaughlin
0
Wentworth WIT (4-9-4, 1-6-1)
7
Winner Hartford HAR (11-3-2, 6-1-1)
Wentworth WIT
(4-9-4, 1-6-1)
0
Final
7
Hartford HAR
(11-3-2, 6-1-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wentworth WIT 0 0 0
Hartford HAR 6 1 7

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Hawks Have Senior Day Triumph Over Wentworth Institute of Technology

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The Hartford women's soccer picked up their seventh-straight victory on Saturday defeating Wentworth Institute of Technology by a 7-0 final. Prior to the game the Hawks honored senior Juliana Chiarella (Hampden, Mass.) as part of senior day festivities. 

Rapid Recap:
  • Just seconds into the game the Hawks found themselves in front as sophomore Kathleen Brush (Wethersfield, Conn.) took a shot that bounced off the goalkeeper to find the foot of graduate student Christina Stone (Glastonbury, Conn.) who finished the put back for the score. A couple minutes later the lead blossomed to 2-0 as graduate student May Cervone (Milford, Conn.) pushed a shot past the keeper on a feed from Stone. The Hawks continued to dominate the run of play before getting three goals within a seven-minute span. All goals were finished home by graduate student Imani Jenkins (Middletown, Conn.) who got all three assists by stone in the 22nd, 23rd and 29th minute. Hartford was not done getting the sixth goal in the first half as Brush powered a shot from outside the box past a diving Leopard to put the exclamation point on the 6-0 first half. Wentworth had one opportunity on target with junior Sejal Johnson (Weddington, N.C.) making the sure-handed stop. 
  • In the second half the Hawks picked up their seventh goal of the day in the 54th minute as Brush finished a sweet goal on a pass from Stone. The Hawks would out shoot the Leopards by a 32-1 margin in the game with a 16-1 on target differential in the 7-0 win. 
Post Game Press:
"I think the set the tone for the whole game and really got our momentum up", said senior Juliana Chiarella (Hampden, Mass.). "We went into the game very hype and ready to give it our all for senior night. I am the only senior but we also have three graduate students who make a huge impact on the team, so it just got us on the right foot. I think we wanted to keep us keep the level up throughout the whole game instead of keeping it in the first half the second half was great as well. We were able to keep the level as high as we could. I think we just have to stay focused and not let our guard down because Gordon is a good team. They put up a good fight but we're ready to get that win."

Inside the Numbers:
  • Stone had an unreal performance for the Hawks dishing out five assists to go with the game-winning goal. 
  • Jenkins netted a hat-trick, while Brush added a brace and Cervone pushed across her second goal of the year. 
  • Johnson got her 10th win of the year making a single save in 45 minutes of action. Junior Mira Mahmoud (Storrs, Conn.) came in relief for the second half. 
  • Hartford sits in 1st place in the Conference of New England (CNE) rankings with 19 points ahead of Gordon College (18 points) and Endicott College (17 points). 
Up Next:
Hartford travel to Wenham to take on Gordon College on Tuesday with a 4:00 p.m. kickoff. 

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