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Chaminade CUH-WS (1-3-0/0-1-0 PacWest)
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Winner Dixie State DX-W (5-1-0/1-0-0 PacWest)
Chaminade CUH-WS
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Dixie State DX-W
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Chaminade CUH-WS 0 1 1
Dixie State DX-W 4 1 5

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | by DSU Athletic Media Relations

Murdock and Iurato Pace Women's Soccer Past Chaminade, 5-1

Murdock nets third-career hat trick and Iurato scores twice in PacWest opener


Senior Darian Murdock (Herriman, Utah/Herriman HS) recorded her second hat trick of the season and third of her career, while junior Jamie Iurato (Mesa, Ariz./Heritage Academy) tallied two goals of her own, to pace Dixie State to a 5-1 result over Chaminade on a windy Thursday night at Legend Solar Stadium.

The Trailblazers (5-1-0/1-0-0 PacWest) led virtually wire-to-wire in their Pacific West Conference opener as Iurato scored the game's first goal just 1:50 into play when she tucked in a ball from 6-yards out on a feed from Brooklyn Vogelsberg (American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS). Murdock would follow with her first goal of the night midway through the 23rd-minute as she headed in a ball played in by Montana Hadley (Bountiful, Utah/Viewmont HS) from the left goal line.

The duo struck two more times in the first half as Iurato scored on a breakaway chance set up by passes from Kamie Hunter (Hooper, Utah/Fremont HS) and Jill Bennett (Salt Lake City, Utah/East HS) late in the 27th-minute, while Murdock netted her second goal with five minutes remaining in the period off a Kelsey Cook (American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS) feed, which gave DSU a 4-0 lead at the intermission.

Chaminade (1-3-0/0-1-0 PacWest) got one of the goals back early in the 59th-minute, but Murdock answered two minutes later when she rocketed a shot from 25-yards out to provide the final margin of victory.

"We had another great start for today's game," DSU Head Coach Kacey Bingham said. "Jamie [Iurato] and Darian [Murdock] really stepped up and performed early and they are a dangerous duo when they are on. We handled the wind really well in the first half and I was proud of our effort today."

Dixie State outshot Chaminade by a 27-8 count, including a 15-6 edge on goal. Sophomore keeper Felicity Tarr (Tucson, Ariz./Mountain View Marana HS) stopped four shots in 45 shutout minutes in the first half (DNP second half) to pick up the win in goal.

Murdock became just the third DSU player in the program's NCAA era to post three career hat tricks. Former DSU forward Jennifer Mason (2011-14) achieved the feat a program-best four times in her four-year career, while Mikayla Wilkes (2006-09) recorded a pair of four-goal games along with one other hat trick in her four seasons in a DSU kit.

Dixie State continues its five-match homestand this Saturday as the Trailblazers welcome PacWest newcomer Biola to Legend Solar Stadium at 10 a.m.

 
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