The 16th ranked Barton Community College women's soccer team racked up for a trio of goals in each half for a 6-0 conference opening victory over Garden City Community College Wednesday afternoon at the Cougar Soccer Complex.
Rebounding from its' first blemish of the season coming to 2nd ranked Tyler on Sunday, the Cougars improve to 4-1 on the season while the Broncbusters suffer their first loss of the season dropping to 4-1 overall. Barton will return to the pitch Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. as they welcome in Western Wyoming Community College.
Aya Saiki's long ball followed by Sofia Morales' touch pass initiated the opening tally at the 18th minute with reigning NJCAA National Player of the Week Nina Norshie finishing off the play sneaking a 15-yard missile just inside the far post.
Six minutes later Morales was on the receiving end in beating Broncbusters keeper Ava Wilson in a 1-on-1 battle created off Hinano Nakagawa's directed header placed into the eighteen.
Excellent passing in the 38th minute capped the opening half scoring with Morales again originating the play on a long ball to Shivani Balram's one-touch through ball from the left side finding the unmarked Norshie's foot placing a perfect strike inside the upper-90 far post.
Holding a 10-3 shot advantage after the opening 45-minutes, the Cougar offense remained in attack mode in the second half firing off 17 more shots in the final 45 minutes.
Rin Sato became the third Cougar net seeker, cleaning up Alicia Solis' blocked shot attempt for her second of the year stretching the Barton lead to 4-0 fifteen minutes into the second half..
Recording a hat trick in three of her first four games, Norshie again achieved the feat for the fourth time in five games striking far post created from Ondine Manceau's cross coming in the 71st minute.
Norshie's defensive pressure created the final tally with 18:40 left as the freshman forced a turnover setting up a near post net shaker for her fourth of the day and 17th of the season.
Nia Baker (4-1) guarded the pipes for 50:46 of the contest, denying the lone shot faced on frame, with reserve net minders Ashley Melendez and Raianny Lopes each providing time in the Cougars net.