HARRISONBURG, Va. --
Chloe Hudson had a hat trick with three goals and an assist to help preserve Ferrum College's perfect record with a 5-2 non-conference women's soccer win over Eastern Mennonite University tonight at EMU Turf Field.
RecordsFerrum (5-0), Eastern Mennonite (0-5)
How It HappenedHudson scored goals in the 5th, 21st and 86th minutes, and assisted on
Ae'Niesha Mar's goal in the 89th minute.
Morgan Funck chipped in a goal to aid the Panther effort, while
Aina Tuck and
Jazlyn McGinnis each had an assist. Starting goalkeeper
Chelsea Wingate remains unscored upon through 249 minutes in net this season for the Panthers. She split time in net today with
Hannah Stacy and
Emily Hargrove.
Key StatsFerrum: Hudson 3 goals, 1 asst; Funck & Mar 1 goal each; GK Wingate 45 min, 0 goals; GK Stacy 33 min, 0 goals; GK Hargrove 12 min, 2 goals
Eastern Mennonite: Sierra Martin & Morgan Hill 1 goal each; Becca Borg 90 min, 8 saves
Fantastic StartThis marks the first time that Ferrum has started a women's soccer season at 5-0. The 2005 Panthers opened at 5-0-1, playing Emory & Henry College to a scoreless draw after two overtimes in the third game of the season. Ferrum's longest winning streak is six games, achieved twice (1996, 2010).
Next Up for FerrumCoach James Lofton's team will travel south Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19-20, to open USA South play with a pair of league matches. The Panthers face Huntingdon College Saturday at noon in Montgomery, Alabama, then take on LaGrange College Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in LaGrange, Georgia.