TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona women's soccer team closed out its spring season by taking down GCU by a score of 6-0 over the weekend.
Jill Aguilera,
Hannah Clifford,
Jada Talley,
Dana Dalton and
Brooke Wilson put the Cats on the board to earn the victory. This was also the first shutout for freshman keeper
Kendyll Humphreys.
Arizona ended their spring schedule with a 3-1 record, beating New Mexico, GCU, and conference rival ASU 5-3. Freshman forward
Brooke Wilson lead in goals this spring putting four in the net, including a hat trick in Arizona's 4-1 win over New Mexico. Talley came in right behind with three goals under her belt, with Clifford and Aguilera trailing close behind with two. The Cats look to bring the momentum of their success into the fall.
The Wildcats are coming off a 13-6-2 fall season in 2018, which saw them advance to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. Arizona returns three of their top four goal scorers in
Jada Talley,
Jill Aguilera and
Emily Knous.
A few key losses include Arizona's winningest player in school history,
Kennedy Kieneker, and their winningest goalkeeper of all time,
Lainey Burdett.
Last season, Talley led the Wildcats with seven goals and finished tied for the lead with 15 total points. Her counterpart up top, Aguilera, scored four goals on the season and was second on the team with five assists. Knous stormed onto the scene as a freshman last year and scored four goals while dishing out three assists.
The Wildcats also return all four of their defenders as
Morgan McGarry,
Hallie Pearson,
Samantha Falasco and
Sabrina Enciso will be patrolling the back third once again.
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