Sunday, October 21
Los Angeles, CA
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14-1-1, 7-1-0
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7-8-1, 1-7-0
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Photo by: Katie Chin
Hocking's Hat Trick Leads No. 2 Trojans to 5-0 Win Over Oregon
October 21, 2018 | Women's Soccer, Features
LOS ANGELES – Freshman Penelope Hocking scored the first hat trick of the season for the USC women's soccer team and the No. 2 Trojans cruised to a 5-0 win over Oregon at home on Sunday afternoon.
USC moves to 14-1-1 overall and 7-1-0 in Pac-12 play, while Oregon falls to 7-8-1, 1-7-0. It was the last game of the regular season at McAlister field for the Trojans as the team will play its final home game at the StubHub Center against UCLA on November 2. USC will finish the regular season 9-0 at McAlister Field.
The Trojans jumped out of the gates and scored three goals in the first 22 minutes of play to take a 3-0 lead into the break. A pair of second half goals would cap the day on the second 5-0 win of the week for USC.
Hocking scored the first two goals of the game and then notched the first goal of the second half to give her the team lead with 12 goals on the year. Leah Pruitt notched two assists in the game, setting up Hocking once and Savannah DeMelo for the third goal of the game. Five different Trojans notched assists in the game.
The Trojan defense was also dominant once again, as USC outshot Oregon 20-5 on the day and had a 7-2 corner kicks advantage. It was the 11th shutout of the year for USC and the fifth in Pac-12 play.
GOALS
6' – USC: Penelope Hocking (assisted by Jalen Woodward) – Woodward stepped in front of a failed clearance attempt and knocked the ball forward to Hocking in the box. Hocking would fire it past the keeper with her right foot.
20' – USC: Penelope Hocking (assisted by Leah Pruitt) – Pruitt centered a cross to Hocking in the middle of the box, Hocking collected it with a touch and sent it past the keeper to the left.
22' – USC: Savannah DeMelo (assisted by Leah Pruitt, Tara McKeown) – McKeown sent a pass across the box to Pruitt, who immediately knocked it back into the middle of the area to DeMelo and she fired a shot in under the crossbar.
61' – USC: Penelope Hocking (assisted by Natalie Jacobs) – Jacobs worked her way to the endline on the right side and sent a cross in the air to Hocking in front of the net. Hocking would use one touch to volley it over the keeper and in.
82' – USC: Samantha Bruder (assisted by Arlie Jones) – Jones had the ball at the top of the box and slid a pass to the left to Bruder, who collected and fired a shot inside the near post.
NOTABLE
UP NEXT
USC hits the road for a pair of game this coming week, heading to No. 15 Colorado on Thursday and Utah on Sunday.
USC moves to 14-1-1 overall and 7-1-0 in Pac-12 play, while Oregon falls to 7-8-1, 1-7-0. It was the last game of the regular season at McAlister field for the Trojans as the team will play its final home game at the StubHub Center against UCLA on November 2. USC will finish the regular season 9-0 at McAlister Field.
The Trojans jumped out of the gates and scored three goals in the first 22 minutes of play to take a 3-0 lead into the break. A pair of second half goals would cap the day on the second 5-0 win of the week for USC.
Hocking scored the first two goals of the game and then notched the first goal of the second half to give her the team lead with 12 goals on the year. Leah Pruitt notched two assists in the game, setting up Hocking once and Savannah DeMelo for the third goal of the game. Five different Trojans notched assists in the game.
The Trojan defense was also dominant once again, as USC outshot Oregon 20-5 on the day and had a 7-2 corner kicks advantage. It was the 11th shutout of the year for USC and the fifth in Pac-12 play.
GOALS
6' – USC: Penelope Hocking (assisted by Jalen Woodward) – Woodward stepped in front of a failed clearance attempt and knocked the ball forward to Hocking in the box. Hocking would fire it past the keeper with her right foot.
20' – USC: Penelope Hocking (assisted by Leah Pruitt) – Pruitt centered a cross to Hocking in the middle of the box, Hocking collected it with a touch and sent it past the keeper to the left.
22' – USC: Savannah DeMelo (assisted by Leah Pruitt, Tara McKeown) – McKeown sent a pass across the box to Pruitt, who immediately knocked it back into the middle of the area to DeMelo and she fired a shot in under the crossbar.
61' – USC: Penelope Hocking (assisted by Natalie Jacobs) – Jacobs worked her way to the endline on the right side and sent a cross in the air to Hocking in front of the net. Hocking would use one touch to volley it over the keeper and in.
82' – USC: Samantha Bruder (assisted by Arlie Jones) – Jones had the ball at the top of the box and slid a pass to the left to Bruder, who collected and fired a shot inside the near post.
NOTABLE
- Hocking leads the team with 12 goals on the year. She is the 16th Trojan to score at least 10 goals in a season.
- It was the second multi-goal game of the week for Hocking, who had two goals against Oregon State.
- Sunday marked the fourth time this year USC has scored at least five goals in a game.
- Leah Pruitt's two assists give her 20 total for her career. She sits one away from tying Carol Hatcher for fifth on the all-time list.
- Emily Cuthbert made her collegiate debut in the second half, coming in to play keeper for the Trojans in the 75th minute.
UP NEXT
USC hits the road for a pair of game this coming week, heading to No. 15 Colorado on Thursday and Utah on Sunday.
Hear from Head Coach @Kmcdane after another impressive performance by the Trojans!#FightOn | #TrUSt pic.twitter.com/7HHxu4c6rC
— USC Women's Soccer (@USC_WSoccer) October 21, 2018
HIGHLIGHTS | Check out all five goals from today's game here!#FightOn | #TrUSt pic.twitter.com/y6039lQDl2
— USC Women's Soccer (@USC_WSoccer) October 21, 2018
Team Stats
ORE
USC
Goals
0
5
Shots
5
20
Shots on Goal
1
13
Saves
8
1
Corners
2
7
Fouls
3
5
Scoring Plays
Hocking, Penelope (10)
Assisted By: Woodward, Jalen
15 intercepted pass, passed ahead to 5 i
5:37
Hocking, Penelope (11)
Assisted By: Pruitt, Leah
Cross from right to center of box
19:53
DeMelo, Savannah (6)
Assisted By: Pruitt, Leah , McKeown, Tara
Pas back out to top of box, shot under c
21:06
Hocking, Penelope (12)
Assisted By: Jacobs, Natalie
Crss frm rt, one touch volley in front
60:50
Bruder, Samantha (2)
Assisted By: Jones, Arlie
Pass to left in box, shot inside far pst
81:30
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
3
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
0
Assists
2
Players Mentioned
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F/D
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/ Women's Soccer
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