Cowgirls Roll In ASC Opener

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LONGVIEW, Texas — Hardin-Simmons’ women’s soccer team opened the defense of its American Southwest Conference title with a 7-0 win over LeTourneau on Friday afternoon in Longivew.

The Cowgirls moved its ASC unbeaten streak to 108 in a row with the convincing win. HSU outshot LeTourneau 26-1 in the game and 17-1 on goal.

It did not take the Cowgirls long to get on the board as the freshmen duo of Katie Kuykendall and Austin Ricker hooked up on a goal. Kuykendall found Ricker just three minutes into the game. At the 21:08 mark Kuykendall scored a goal on a Taylor Thigpen assist. Erin Low made it 3-0 with a goal off a good cross to the near post from Mickey Rogers at the 42:16 mark.

Thigpen then scored a goal in the 66th minute. Rogers added a pair of goals in the 81st and 85th minutes and Jordan Morley scored off an Allison Ray cross at the 87:13 mark.

The win was the Cowgirls fourth in a row to improve them to 4-1 on the year and 1-0 in ASC play. LeTourneau fell to 1-3 on the year and 0-1 in league play. HSU will play at East Texas Baptist on Saturday afternoon.

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