November 11, 2022 – Emporia State started off on the front foot early in the match as they applied pressure to Fort Hays State. The Hornets broke through in the 11
th minute when
Mackenzie Dimarco received a direct pass from
Joanie Westcoat before streaking past a pair of Tiger defenders to put the Hornets ahead 1-0. Following continued pressure, Emporia State doubled their lead as
Mackenzie Dimarco cut a pass through the box to assist
Haley Sparks in the 19
th minute.
The Hornets and Tigers settled into a back and forth first half as Fort Hays State generated opportunities as they outshot the Hornets 5-0 until the final seconds of the first half. Emporia State won possession in the midfield with under ten seconds remaining in the period as
Kyleigh Roe played a ball forward to Dimarco as she slipped through the Tiger defense to score her second goal of the match with two seconds remaining as the Hornets took a 3-0 lead into the halftime break.
Following the halftime break, Fort Hays State scored just over seven minutes into the period to trim the Hornet lead to 3-1. Emporia State worked to withstand several opportunities that the Tigers were able to generate. Halfway through the second half, following multiple corner kicks from the Tigers, the Hornets struck back with the hat trick goal from
Mackenzie Dimarco as she broke away from the Fort Hays State defenders before beating the Tiger keeper in a one-on-one opportunity.
The final goal of the match was scored with just over 11 minutes remaining as
Mackenzie Dimarco scored on the second assist from
Joanie Westcoat in the match. With her fourth goal of the match, Dimarco now holds the MIAA single-season record for goals scored in a season with 22 on the year.
Emporia State advances to the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, November 13 against the winner of Central Missouri and Southwestern Oklahoma State. The match is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m.
NOTES:
Mackenzie Dimarco's four goals tied the NCAA Tournament single match record set by Minna Mustonen from Franklin Pierce in 2000.
Mackenzie Dimarco's nine points breaks the NCAA Tournament single match record set by Minna Mustonen from Franklin Pierce in 2000.
Mackenzie Dimarco's four goals set the ESU soccer record for goals scored in a single match.
Mackenzie Dimarco's nine points is tied for third in a single match in MIAA history.
Mackenzie Dimarco's 46 points are fifth in MIAA history for points in a single season.
Mackenzie Dimarco's 127 career points is third in MIAA history.
Mackenzie Dimarco's four goals are tied for second most in MIAA history.
Mackenzie Dimarco's 22 goals set the MIAA single-season goals record.
Mackenzie Dimarco's 60 career goals rank second in the MIAA in career goals.
