Posted: Aug 26, 2025
Women’s Soccer Makes Statement With Historic Shutout To Begin 2025
Southern Maryland
(0-1-0, 1-0-0)
24
Howard CC
(0-0-0, 0-0-0)
0
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Southern Maryland (0-1-0, 1-0-0) | 15 | 9 | 24 |
|
Howard CC (0-0-0, 0-0-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLUMBIA, Md. – The Hawks dropped 24 goals in just 70 minutes of action to beat Howard by a final score of, 24-0.
The Basics:
- Score
- Southern Maryland – 24
- Howard CC – 0
- Records
- Southern Maryland (1-0, 1-0 Conference)
- Howard CC (0-1, 0-1 Conference)
- Location
- Columbia, Maryland – Dragon Stadium
- Series History (Since 2012)
- Hawks Lead 9-3 (75%)
- Winning Streak
- Hawks (W2) | Dragons' Last Win: October 15, 2021 (6-0)
Hawks' Top Performers:
- Kiera Salazar could not have dreamt up a better collegiate debut, recording the ever-elusive double hat trick with six goals (four in the first half, two in the second) while accounting for nearly 25% of the team's 41 shots (10-of-41) and eight SOGs.
- Not to be outdone, Abby May (4) and Sara Allwine (3) each claimed hat tricks themselves, combining for seven scores, an assist (Allwine), 11 shots, and eight on-target boots.
- Four different student-athletes put together at least one goal and one assist in Columbia as Allwine, Faith Wright (one apiece), Amber Jones (two goals, one assist), and Abigail Noftsier (two goals, one assist).
- Other not listed that got in on the point-scoring fun were LJ May and Raynna Ratchford with a pair of goals, Zoey Lisbon-Browne and Kiera Wilcher found the back of the net once, and Taylor Hopkins served up an assist.
- Kylie Smith got the starting nod as the goalie on opening day, cashing in one save in her 45 minutes as the netminder whereas Baylee Copsey spent the first half in the field and the second half, all 23 minutes and 41 seconds of it, with the goalkeeper gloves on.
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