by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information
Kansas City Kansas Community College’s unbeaten women’s soccer team stretched its winning streak to six in a row Saturday, the longest winning streak in its history.
Unleashing their biggest scoring assault of the year, the Blue Devils cruised to a 7-0 victory over Garden City. The win kept KCKCC firmly atop the Jayhawk East standings ahead of Barton County (4-0-1) and Cowley (3-1-1). All other teams have at least two losses.
The win also sets up what could be the game of the year next Saturday.
After playing host to Coffeyville (3-2) Wednesday at 5 p.m., the Blue Devils play at Barton Saturday at 2 p.m. with first place on the line.
“Barton is the least of our worries right now; we have a big game Wednesday against a very dangerous Coffeyville team,” KCKCC coach Shawn Uhlenhake said.
The 7-0 blanking of Garden City was played almost entirely in the Broncbusters’ end of the field as the Blue Devils repeatedly attacked the goal and scored in bunches. Twice, back-to-back goals were scored in well under a minute.
Sophomores Madi Broeker and Corrine Hughes each scored two goals, three of which came on assists from Melissa Siegel while Susie Lopez and Mia Tomasic combined for the Blue Devils’ fourth shutout of the season. In six games, KCKCC has outscored its opponents 26-2.
Broeker put KCKCC ahead 1-0 early on an assist from Paige Liston and then made it 2-0 on an assist from Siegel at the 21:35 mark of the first half. A half minute later, Hughes scored on a pass from Siegel for a 3-0 halftime lead.
In the second half, Siegel scored on a pass from Katrina Sargent at the 36:13 mark and 21 seconds later, assisted on Hughes’ second goal at 35:52. The final goals were scored on assists from Kennia Acuna Soto, the first to Jaidyn Yingling; the second to Mackenzie Denham.