WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – After taking a 1-0 lead into halftime, the Emmanuel Saints women's soccer team exploded for five second-half goals, including a hat trick for graduate student Hailey Goodman as the Saints continue their unbeaten start to the season following a 6-0 win at the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) on Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play.

The Saints improved to 4-0-1 (2-0-1 GNAC) through five matches this season while the Blue Jays fell to 1-5-0 (1-2-0 GNAC) on the year. With their six-goal effort, the Saints have scored at least three goals in all five matches this season and are third in NCAA Division III in scoring offense, averaging 5.40 goals per game, trailing only Lehman and Brevard in goals scored per game.

The catalyst for the Saints on Saturday afternoon came just 24 seconds prior to halftime as junior Liz McCormick put the Saints in front, 1-0. In the final seconds, McCormick cut from the left wing toward the top of the box and fired a right-footed shot from 20 yards out, perfectly into the top right corner, providing the start to the offensive outburst.

Three goals in quick succession followed the halftime break, helping the Saints out to a 4-0 lead. Starting in the 53^rd minute, Goodman scored her first of three, before adding another in the 55^th minute thanks to a perfectly weighted through ball by sophomore Adriana Melaragno. Junior Sarah Dullaghan would cap the three-goal stretch in the 57^th minute, converting a breakaway chance for her first of the game.

The graduate forward finished her hat trick in the 64^th minute after a looping shot from 20 yards out found its way into the back of the net for a 5-0 lead. Dullaghan finished the Saints six-goal afternoon with her GNAC-leading ninth of the season in the 85^th minute.

Goodman's hat trick is the first of the season for any Saints player while Dullaghan's two-goal afternoon has moved her to within one point of becoming the fourth Saint in women's soccer program history to reach 100 career points. Her two tallies give her 41 career goals as she becomes the fourth player in team history to reach the 40-goal milestone.

First-year Teigan Robie was back in the Saints goal, improving to 2-0-0 in her career after today's three-save performance.

The Saints look to continue their unbeaten start to 2024 on Tuesday, Sept. 17, as they head to Lasell for a 4:00 p.m. GNAC kickoff. The Blue Jays return on Tuesday, hosting Dean at 3:30 p.m.