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McLaughlin’s Hat Trick Powers Storm Past Express
November 3, 2009
Junior Courtney McLaughlin had three goals to lead the Storm.
The No. 3 seeded Storm easily took care of the No. 6 Express of Wells College in the first round of the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Tournament played at Keuka on Tuesday.
Keuka improves to 9-7 overall and will now square off against the #2 Wildcats of SUNYIT at Penn State-Harrisburg in the semifinals this Saturday, Nov. 7 at 2 pm. The Storm defeated the Wildcats 1-0 during the regular season. Wells ends the season with a 5-11-1 record.
Keuka ripped 21 shots in the opening half and 18 more in the second half while out-shooting Wells 39-1 for the game. Keuka punched in three goals in each half.
Senior midfielder Jessica VanScoter (Canisteo, N.Y./Canisteo-Greenwood) got Keuka on the board in the 7th minute (6:08) with her third goal of the season. After a foul by Wells, VanScoter drilled a free kick over the head of Wells’ goalie.
Junior forward Courtney McLaughlin (Warsaw, N.Y./Letchworth) then took over and scored the games next three goals. Her first two came in the opening half in the 13th (12:42) and 20th (19:37) minutes. They were assisted by junior midfielder Deanna Nortier (Marion, N.Y./Marion) and freshman forward Nicole Sharick (Corfu, N.Y./Pembroke).
McLaughlin completed the hat trick in the 64th minute (63:29) on an unassited goal. Her three goals give her a team-high 14 on the season. Rookie midfielder Terin Brown (Wayland, N.Y./Wayland-Cohocton) scored her sixth goal of the year in the 82nd minute (81:05). Two minutes later (83:54), Sharick netted her 10th goal of the season off a pass from VanScoter.
Junior goalie Ashley Vail (Rochester, N.Y./Churchville-Chili) recorded her sixth shutout of the season while Britteney Laurenceau had 10 saves for Wells.
