Hartford Captures 2023 ECAC Division III Women's Soccer Title
MADISON, N.J. – Top-seeded University of Hartford captured the 2023 ECAC Division III Women’s Soccer crown this afternoon with a 6-0 win over third-seeded University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg. The Hawks throughout the tournament scored 13 goals while only giving up two.
The Hawks finished the season at 16-2-0 while the Bobcats ended the year at 14-6-2.
Hartford’s Imani Jenkins earned tournament Most Valuable Player honors for her performance this year. For the tournament, she tallied seven goals and a pair of assists while taking 18 shots with 12 of them being on goal.
The Hawks wasted no time in the first half when Jenkins got things rolling when she scored off a pass from Kathleen Brush at 19:39 to go up 1-0, but less than seven minutes (26:50) later Jenkins tallied her second goal to make it, 2-0. Christina Stone and Victoria Jedrychowski each had an assist on the play.
Leading 2-0, Jenkins wasn’t done when she completed the hat trick when she found the back of the net at 35:30 to make it 3-0 Hartford. Jedrychowski tallied her second assist of the game on the goal. The Hawks’ defense didn’t allow the Bobcats to get off a shot in the opening half before time expired.
The Bobcats were able to get back-to-back shots on goal to start the second half, but after that, Hartford took control as it netted its fifth goal of the game when Ishani Sharma scored at 61:19 from a pass by Stone. Then eight minutes and 10 seconds later Jedrychowski decided to get in on the action when she scored the team’s sixth goal. Stone closed things out for Hartford when she scored at 70:51 to make it, 7-0. The Hawks’ defense allowed just one more shot for the game as it cruised to the win.
Hartford’s Jenkins finished the game with three goals, an assist, five shots on goal, and eight shots in 83 minutes of play. Teammates Stone and Jedrychowski each scored a goal and recorded a pair of assists. Sharma finished the game with three shots on goal, a goal, and an assist.
Brush picked up an assist while placing two shots on target for the Hawks.
Hartford for the game tallied 36 shots with 18 of them on goal.
Bobcat goalie Hailey Kepner finished with 12 saves for the game
All-Tournament Team
Most Valuable Player – Imani Jenkins (Hartford)
FDU
Madison Kleinwaks- Fwd
Ashley Dietrich - Fwd
Hartford
Imani Jenkins - Fwd
Christina Stone - Mid
Leah Barberi - Fwd
Victoria Jedroychowski - Fwd
Lindsey Metcalfe - Def
NJCU
Sophia Mannino- GK
Nyrohah Alvarenga - M/F
Pittsbugh-Greensburg
Logan Jennings - Def
Hailey Kepner - GK
Nylah Pannebaker - Def
Megan Hickey - Fwd