Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College women's soccer team had another nationally ranked opponent on the ropes Wednesday night at Don Michael Field.
Four days after rallying to tie against No. 1 Butler on Saturday, the Blue Dragons gave No. 4 Cowley a battle before falling to the KJCCC first-place Tigers 2-1.
The Blue Dragons saw their five-game unbeaten streak end and his now 7-6-2 overall and 6-3-2 in the conference. The Blue Dragons will travel to play Dodge City at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Memorial Stadium in Dodge City. Cowley is now 11-1 overall and 10-1 in the KJCCC.
Cowley outshot the Blue Dragons 15-11, including 8-4 in shots on goal.
Trailing 2-1 at halftime, the Dragons had only one shot on goal in the second half, but missed on four great scoring chances on shots that just went wide of the Cowley goal.
Cowley scored in the 16th minute when Mariana Andrade slammed home a shot to the left of Hutchinson keeper Hanna Helshani for a 1-0 lead.
The Blue Dragons tied the game with 20:50 to play in the first half when sophomore midfielder Olivia Tamaki's run toward the goal resulted in a foul in the penalty box and a penalty kick attempt. Tamaki converted the PK for the game-tying goal in the 25th minute.
Cowley took a 2-1 lead with 14:30 to play when Sarah Eckermann took a long pass and moved in to score the go-ahead goal.
The goal by Tamaki was her ninth of the season and her second penalty kick of the season.
Helshani made six saves and has made 23 saves in her last three games.