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Hurley's hat trick powered Clarence past East Aurora, 7-0

Elianna Higgins added two goals as Clarence built a four-goal halftime lead and improved to 10-1-1.

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Hurley's hat trick powered Clarence past East Aurora, 7-0
Recap Girls Soccer

WNY Athletics Staff ·

Overview

  • Mia Hurley scored three goals, including two in the first half, in Clarence's 7-0 victory.
  • Elianna Higgins scored twice, and Juliana Heer assisted on Clarence's first two goals.
  • Hannah Harrishburg and Brielle Fuller shared the shutout; Harrishburg also assisted on Hurley's final goal.
  • Clarence finished the night 10-1-1 overall and atop ECIC 1 at 6-0-1 in the division. East Aurora fell to 9-2-1 overall and stood first in ECIC 3 at 7-0.

Mia Hurley scored a hat trick and Elianna Higgins added two goals as Clarence defeated East Aurora 7-0 Monday night at Clarence High School's Multi-Use Turf.

Clarence scored four times in the first half and added three goals after halftime in the matchup between the leaders of ECIC 1 and ECIC 3. Ellie LaDelfa and Brook Wahl Silver also scored for Clarence.

Higgins opened the scoring with 27:40 remaining in the first half on an assist from Juliana Heer. Heer set up Hurley with 26:00 left, and Hurley scored again with 24:00 remaining, this time off an assist from Lia Insinna. LaDelfa made it 4-0 with 2:30 left in the half, with Emma Payne supplying the assist.

Wahl Silver scored with 32:29 remaining in the second half. Higgins added her second goal with 25:00 left on an assist from Lacy Scruggs, and Hurley completed her hat trick with 5:09 remaining, assisted by Hannah Harrishburg.

Harrishburg logged 60 minutes in goal, and Brielle Fuller played 20 minutes as they combined for the shutout. Heer finished with two assists, while Insinna, Payne, Scruggs and Harrishburg each had one.

Through Monday's game, Hurley had nine goals and six assists. LaDelfa had seven goals and three assists, Higgins had five goals and three assists, and Payne had 15 goals and eight assists.

Clarence improved from 9-1-1 to 10-1-1 overall and stood first in ECIC 1 with a 6-0-1 division record. East Aurora fell from 9-1-1 to 9-2-1 overall and stood atop ECIC 3 at 7-0 in division play. The cross-division result did not change either team's division record.

ECIC 3 standings through Oct. 5

Rank Team Overall Division PF PA
1 East Aurora 9-2-1 7-0 48 15
2 Pioneer 11-2 6-1 59 8
3 Iroquois 7-4 4-3 32 21
4 Depew 2-6 2-5 18 32
5 Lake Shore 4-7 2-5 19 43
6 Maryvale 4-7 0-7 24 51

ECIC 1 standings through Oct. 5

Rank Team Overall Division PF PA
1 Clarence 10-1-1 6-0-1 44 13
2 Orchard Park 10-1-2 4-1-2 33 7
3 Lancaster 6-4-1 4-3 30 21
4 Frontier 7-5 3-4 24 12
5 West Seneca 3-5-4 0-4-3 8 16
6 Williamsville North 3-5-3 0-5-2 13 20

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