Lathrop leads Cowgirls in rout of South Dakota

By Wyoming Sports.org

Wyoming PA announcer Geoff Mack likely had a sore throat after yelling goal all game, as the Wyoming soccer team ran past the University of South Dakota 7-0 Friday at the Louis S. Madrid Spots Complex.

It was a record-day for the Cowgirls, as senior Amanda Lathrop had three assists and is now in sole possession of first place for career assists in Wyoming history.

“It’s very exciting to do, I actually didn’t even know I was that close to the record,” Lathrop said after breaking the record. “Overall, we played very well, we executed what we were practicing and training for all week.”

In addition to the career assists record, Lathrop also now holds the record for most individual assists in a game as well.

“Amanda attacked very well today, it was nice for her to get the all time assists record, it’s well deserved, and as a team, I am pleased with our overall performance today,” Wyoming head coach Danny Sanchez said.

The scoring for the Cowgirls started at the 36th minute, when senior Laine Hubbard found sophomore Jerrica Divincenzo, who cut through the defenders and scored the first goal of the game, and her first of the season.

Lathrop then assisted on the next three UW goals to put the Cowgirls up 4-0. Those three goals were scored by Hubbard, fellow senior Corey Theiman, and junior Emily Layton.

Lathrop continued her offensive attack, as she scored the fifth goal of the game in the 55th minute on a pass from Juliana Candelaria. Freshman Cassie Sheffield scored her first goal as a Cowgirl, on a nice pass from sophomore Kayla Davis in the 68th minute. The Cowgirls added one final goal as Davis banked in a goal off the side bar on a corner kick at the 75:55 mark.

The Cowgirls outshot South Dakota 27-2 for the game and 15-0 in the first half. It was the third career shutout for senior goalkeeper Jamie Scarcliff.

“Our defense played great, and I was happy with the way our bench played today,” Sanchez said.. “It’s always nice to have some momentum going into the next game.”

The Cowgirls will hit the road Sunday when the face Northern Colorado Sunday at 7 p.m. in Greeley.