DRAGONS LOOKS TO CONTINUE LATE SURGE AT DODGE CITY

The last time the Blue Dragons played Dodge City, Aimee Maher (8) had a hat trick. The Blue Dragons and Dodge City meet again at 5;30 p.m. on Wednesday in Dodge City. (Billy Watson/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
The last time the Blue Dragons played Dodge City, Aimee Maher (8) had a hat trick. The Blue Dragons and Dodge City meet again at 5;30 p.m. on Wednesday in Dodge City. (Billy Watson/Blue Dragon Sports Information)

BLUE DRAGON WOMEN'S SOCCER

No. 15 Hutchinson (11-2, 8-2) at Dodge City (2-7-1, 1-7)

When: Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Where: Memorial Stadium, Dodge City, KS
Kickoff: 5:30 p.m.
Video: Conq Sports Network, 5:30 p.m.
Twitter: @bluedragonsport

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

The Hutchinson Community College Women's Soccer team looks to extend its four-match winning streak and maintain its portion of first place in the Jayhawk West on Wednesday trip to play the Dodge City Conquistadors.

Kickoff at Dodge City's Memorial Stadium is at 5:30 p.m.

The Blue Dragons moved up four spots in the latest national rankings with a 2-0 victory over then-No. 12 Barton and a 3-1 victory over Garden City last week.

Hutchinson and Barton are tied at the top of the Jayhawk West standings with 24 points. Barton is 8-1 and the Blue Dragons are 8-2. The Dragons have three regular-season games remaining with Dodge City, Cowley and Barton.

The Blue Dragons won the first meeting with the Conquistadors this season 6-0 on September 14 at the Salthawk Sports Complex. Aimee Maher had a hat trick and a career-high seven points to lead a dominant Hutchinson performance. Hadlie Lowe and Julia De Souza each had a career-high three assists in that game.

Hutchinson sophomore goalkeeper Olivia Felix-Cardona made three saves in her shutout performance.

Dodge City dropped a 2-0 decision to Barton on Saturday. One week before that, the Conquistadors defeated Neosho County 2-1 to snap a six-match losing streak.

Heading into Wednesday's match, Lowe is tied for third in the Jayhawk Conference with 12 goals and is third in the league with 31 assists. De Souza is tied for second in the league with nine assists. Sophomore goalkeeper Madison Quarles leads the league in both save percentage (.864) and goals-against average (0.58).