Anderson Blows Out Bluffton on Senior Day

The Anderson University women's soccer team (4-3-2, 1-0-1) blew out Bluffton University (2-7-1, 0-2) by a score of 4-0 on Senior Day during Saturday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup at Fridley Field.

Anderson celebrated seniors Hannah Caes, Anhely Montes, Emmalee Paarlberg, Isabella Trader and Mandy Williams prior to the contest for Senior Day.

SCORING SUMMARY

Anderson Goal at 7:54 (1-0): Goal - Mandy Williams, Assist - Anhely Montes

Anderson Goal at 10:31 (2-0): Goal - Anhely Montes

Anderson Goal at 22:54 (3-0): Goal - Lillie Casey

Anderson Goal at 44:29 (4-0): Goal - Lillie Casey

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Anderson outshot Bluffton 22-4 and held a 13-2 advantage in shots on goal.

• Lillie Casey - 2 Goals, 4 Points, 5 Shots, 2 Shots on Goal

• Anhely Montes - 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 3 Points, 3 Shots, 3 Shots on Goal

• Mandy Williams - 1 Goal, 2 Shots, 1 Shot on Goal

• Emmalee Paarlberg - Two-Save Shutout

• Maeve Hanley - 3 Shots, 2 Shot on Goal

• Hannah Thompson - 2 Shots, 2 Shots on Goal

• Emily Metzger - 2 Shots, 1 Shot on Goal

• Kennedy Hurst - 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal

• Rebekah Fannin - 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal

• Bekah Blair - 1 Shot

• Kylie Roberts - 1 Shot

• Lillie Wessel - 1 Shot

COACH JENNIFER MYHRE'S COMMENTS

• I was really pleased how we played with a lot of heart and passion [on Saturday].It was great to get back to our style of play moving the ball around and finishing our shots. There were a lot of great moments across the field. For Mandy Williams and Anhely Montes to open up the scoring on Senior Day was awesome and Lillie Casey had great goals as well!

• All the seniors had a great game and it's always nice to celebrate them with a win. They all live out our mission and their commitment, passion and love for the game, the team and for Christ is core to who we are and inspires all of us! Our goal [on Saturday] was to play for them and the team did just that! I'm proud of them and glad we still have a lot more games ahead for them.

SENIOR COMMENTS

• Mandy Williams - I'm extremely thankful for the girls I get to play with. We really brought the energy and we came out with an extremely good win.
• Hannah Caes - I'm really grateful for my teammates. I'm really proud of the improvements that we made from one game to the next. I love these girls, I love this team and I love seeing the progress we've made so far.
• Anhely Montes - I really felt the love [on Saturday]. Everyone came together and we came out with the win. I really feel appreciated and I feel supported by all of my teammates. I'm so happy that I get the opportunity to play with all of them the rest of this season.
• Emmalee Paarlberg - I'm super proud of my team and how hard everybody fought. Nobody backed off; nobody let down. It's really cool to see the girls upcoming and knowing that when [the seniors] leave, there are some good, strong hands that will be holding this team. I'm just so proud of everybody and so thankful that I get to be on the team.
• Isabella Trader - I'm just thankful that I got to spend the day with my soccer family and my family from back home. I'm proud of the team for how hard we worked together to get the dub. I'm excited that I get to spend the rest of the season playing the game we love for the God we love and for the girls we love.

UP NEXT

Anderson clashes with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (3-2-4, 1-1) in HCAC action on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in Terre Haute.