Adrian, Mich. – The No. 4-ranked Aquinas women's soccer team took to the road on Wednesday (Sept. 25) night in the battle of the Saints. After scoring 17 goals in the last two games, AQ's red-hot offense was primed to once again against Siena Heights. SHU was no match for Aquinas as the AQ Saints powered eight goals past Siena Heights on their way to another massive victory. The win improves Aquinas to 6-0 this season with a 3-0 conference record.
#4 Aquinas 8, Siena Heights 1
The AQ Saints started the scoring early when
Madison Slezinski found the back of the net for the second consecutive match in the seventh minute. Just three minutes later,
Maeva Lichtensteiger scored once again this season for AQ to double the score.
Aquinas' first-half scoring party did not stop there as Slezinski celebrated another goal in the 16th minute after a pass from
Sydney Shenk. Slezinski was not done quite yet, as she netted an incredible hat trick in just 25 minutes, this time with the helper coming from
Marie-Louise Abild.
The first-half demolition derby continued in the 30th minute when
Lauren Niblett was in the right place to pick up a rebound goal after Lichtensteiger's shot. Just three minutes later, Shenk nearly made the score six-nill but put her shot off the crossbar. Just seconds later,
Savannah Reese had a shot saved, Lichtensteiger had a shot saved, but then Shenk found a goal for a six-goal lead. The Shenk goal was the final goal of the first half, giving the Saints a commanding lead.
Following the halftime intermission, there was a brief lull in the scoring until Shenk scored her second goal of the contest in the 60th minute after another Lichtensteiger assist. Siena Heights finally found a response a couple of minutes later, but Shenk quieted the hometown crowd with her second hat trick in as many games one minute and 13 seconds later.
Those goals would conclude the scoring for the game as the contest ended with the Saints ahead 8-1.
By the Numbers
- Aquinas has now outscored opponents 25-2 over the past three games.
- AQ outshot SHU 25-5 and put 13 shots on target to Siena's three.
- Shenk posted seven points for the second straight game, fueled by her second straight hat trick.
- Slezinski recorded her first career hat trick and accomplished this in the first 25 minutes.
- Niblett has now scored a goal in each of her last two games.
Up Next
AQ is back on the road on Saturday (Sept. 28) to play Defiance. The kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 PM.
