Aolani Rueff scored a hat trick and added an assist as No.15 Westmont Women’s Soccer (9-3-1, 5-1 GSAC) posted a 6-0 Golden State Athletic Conference win over Arizona Christian (3-8-1, 0-6) on Saturday in Phoenix. Rueff notched her six, seventh and eighth goals of the season and tallied her seventh assist.
“I am very proud of Aolani,” said Westmont head coach Kristi Kiely. “She is getting rewarded in the stat column for all the work she does. At Concordia (on Tuesday), I thought she was the game changer even though she didn’t get the stats. It was great for her to be able to do that today.”
Rueff’s first goal came in the tenth minute of play. After receiving a pass from Kaitlynn Durham, Rueff went one-on-one with the keeper and tapped the ball in the goal.
In the twenty-first minute, Rueff struck again, this time receiving a cross from Mallory Mitchell that she put into the net.
The Warriors’ third goal came from the foot of Kaci Mexico in the thirty-second minute with Rueff providing the assist. One minute later, Mexico drew a foul in the box setting up Alison Hensley with a penalty kick. Hensley converted the PK to give Westmont a 4-0 lead that held up until intermission.
Rueff picked up her third goal in the third minute of the second half to give Westmont a 5-0 lead.
“Jenny (Martinez) crossed it in, Ashley (Correa) hit the cross bar and Aolani headed (the rebound) right in,” reported Kiely.”
The Warriors added their final goal in the seventy-eighth minute when sophomore Carly Holly scored the first goal of her collegiate career.
“Kaci got the ball just past midfield,” reported Kiely. “Carly went out wide, started her run and then Kaci slipped the ball through to her. Carly took a couple of dribbles and then found the far post. It was a great play. I was very excited to see Carly get a goal. She has been doing very well in training.
“It was great to get to play everyone today,” continued the coach. “There were a lot of good performances by a lot of people.”
The Warriors took a total of 26 shots, 16 of which were on goal. Perhaps more impressive, Westmont did not allow Arizona Christian a single shot – on goal or otherwise.
“I was impressed with our speed of play,” said Kiely. “We did a good job of keeping the ball and moving the ball – and it never changed no matter who was on the field.”
