Belmont Abbey sophomore forward Connie Axiotis and freshman midfielder Alana Ryczek both registered hat tricks, as they were among seven Crusaders to score goals at the Abbey recorded an easy 12-0 win at Coker this evening. The Abbey improves to 8-3 overall and 7-1 in Conference Carolinas, while the Lady Cobras remain winless at 0-12-0 overall and 0-10-0 in Conference Carolinas.

The Abbey outshot Coker 26-3 and built a 5-0 halftime lead, scoring all five goals in the first 18:47, on the strength of 14 shots as Celene Molera put the Abbey ahead just 4:02 into the match. Just over five minutes later, Rebecca Mateo made it 2-0 off of an assist from Ryczek. After an own goal by Coker, Ryczek upped the advantage to 3-0 at the 13:43 mark with the first of her three goals, scoring off of one of the Abbey's nine corner kicks. Axiotis closed the first half scoring at the 18:47 mark. The Crusaders outshot Coker 14-1 in the opening stanza.

Belmont Abbey scored seven times in the second half, the first coming in the 49th minute on a breakaway goal by Jessica Reynolds, getting an assist from Mateo. Less than three minutes later, Ryczek fed Axiotis for her second goal of the afternoon. Seven minutes later, at the 58:27 mark, Axiotis scored for the third and final time on an unassisted goal. Axiotis now has nine goals in her last three matches and has 11 for the season.

Two minutes later, Brandi Clark scored off an assist from Erika Trivisonno, and six minutes after that, Alli Zingo fed Stephanie Avila to up the lead to 9-0. Ryczek closed the scoring with the final two goals of the match, the first at 84:36 on a breakaway, and the final one at 87:47 on a header. She finished the day with three goals on five shots and two assists. Axiotis had three goals on six shots.