ALEXANDRIA, La. – The one-seed Louisiana State University of Alexandria women's soccer routed five-seed LSU Shreveport in the Red River Athletic Conference Championship semifinal, led by Sara Escribano Garcia-Miguel's natural hat trick.
Escribano put the Generals (14-4-1) on the board in just the third minute, burying her goal off a pass from
Juana Bulla.
The RRAC Offensive Player of the Year didn't wait long before finding the back of the net for a second time, putting LSUA up 2-0 in the seventh minute.
Escribano completed the hat trick in just the 30
th minute, finishing a ball from
Sacha Backus for a 3-0 lead heading into halftime.
Meike van Straten made a trio of saves in the first half. She finished with five for the match.
The Generals continued to pour on the offense in the second stanza.
Nelly Dallmann made it 4-0 LSUA in the 58
th minute.
Abril Cobos added a fifth LSUA goal in the 68
th.
The Pilots broke through on the scoreboard in the 76
th minute with a goal from Lucia Rooney.
Backus added the Generals' final goal in the 78
th minute.
LSUA out shot LSUS 19-11. The Generals put 14 of their shots on target.
The Generals advance to the RRAC Championship Final on Saturday, November 7, and will play the winner of Texas A&M-Texarkana and Our Lady of the Lake University.
