The Hope College women's soccer team stormed past Trine University with a dominant first-half offensive display, securing a 4-0 road victory on Saturday night at Fred Zollner Athletic Stadium.
Hope remains tied with Calvin for first place at 6-0-1 in league play. One final regular season game on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 4 p.m. at Van Andel Soccer Stadium against third-place Kalamazoo College.
The Flying Dutch set the tone immediately at Trine, striking in the third minute when freshman Alexis Suptela (Palatine, Illinois / William Fremd HS) found the back of the net off an assist from sophomore Jessica Reyes (Rochester Hills, Michigan / Oakland Christian).
Suptela doubled the lead in the 16th minute, finishing her second goal of the night with a setup from senior Kayla Cannon (Holland, Michigan / Holland Christian).
More than two minutes later, senior Halle Barnard (Rockford, Michigan / Rockford) extended the advantage to 3-0 with an unassisted tally in the 19th minute.
Hope completed its four-goal burst in the 39th minute when sophomore Joanna Namel (South Lyon, Michigan / Saint Catherine of Siena Academy) scored off an assist from Suptela, who finished the night with five total points from two goals and an assist.
Hope outshot Trine 16-6 overall and held an 11-3 advantage in shots on goal.
Senior goalkeeper Clara Feenstra (Hudsonville, Michigan / Hudsonville) recorded three saves over 90 minutes to preserve her sixth shutout of the season.
