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Wyoming freshman defender Allison Masumiya (11) battles a Fort Lewis College player for the ball Friday in an exhibition at the Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex. At bottom, senior midfielder Amanda Lathrop, 8, is congratulated by senior defender Laine Hubbard, 16, and senior forward Tamika Wilson after Lathrop scored the first of her three goals.
by Wyoming Sports.orgWyoming senior Amanda Lathrop scored three goals as the Cowgirls opened the Danny Sanchez Era with a 4-0 win over Fort Lewis College in an exhibition match Friday at the Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex.
"I’m very pleased with our effort today," said Sanchez. "We were able to get a lot of girls into the game and get them some quality playing time. I feel like we played solid defense and were also able to put the ball in the net. The conditions made things a little more difficult but the rain didn’t seem to slow us down."
Lathrop’s goals were assisted by three different Cowgirls -- seniors Tamika Wilson and Emily Layton and sophomore Jerrica DiVincenzo. The first came from Wilson in the 27th minute, the second on a great pass from Layton at the 46:14 mark and the third on a cross from DiVincenzo in the 76th minute.
Freshman Kelly Parkhurst also added a goal of her own from the top of the 18-yard box on an assist from sophomore Juliana Candelaria in the 82nd minute.
The wet conditions didn’t keep senior goalkeeper Jamie Scarcliff from playing the entire game and saving three shots on goal.
"Jamie played well today and had some big saves," Sanchez said. "She had a really nice save when we were up 2-0 that set the tone for the rest of the game."
The Cowgirls out-shot Fort Lewis 16-11 in the match and also had seven corner kicks to none for the Skyhawks.
The Cowgirls open up the regular season next Friday at Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich., before opening their home slate on Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. against Bryant University.
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