By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director

MONT ALTO, Pa. – The Penn State Mont Alto women's soccer team came out inspired within the first half and their five goals within the period powered them to the 6-3 win over Hagerstown Community College on Tuesday. Tori Stouffer (Orrstown, Pa. / Cumberland Valley Christian) scored a hat trick within the first half as the leading scorer now has 10 goals on the season.

Inside the Box Score

• With the non-conference win, Mont Alto improved to 5-5 on the season and will enter the heart of their PSUAC slate in the upcoming weeks.
• PSUMA held the 26-13 advantage in shots with the team placing 15 on target.
• Natalia Molina (Fredrick, Md. / Urbana) and senior Maddie Shirley (Biglerville, Pa. / Biglerville) tallied a pair of assists apiece.
• The team has scored 16 goals within their last two matches.

How it Happened

• Maddie Shirley (Biglerville, Pa. / Biglerville) opened the scoring at the 10:44 mark when she blasted the ball into the back of the net. Just under five minutes later Stouffer got on the score sheet to put Mont Alto up 2-0. Both goals were assisted by Natalia Molina (Fredrick, Md. / Urbana).
• Shirley then sent a through ball that Tori Stouffer (Orrstown, Pa. / Cumberland Valley Christian) connected on for the break away goal. She then scored her hat trick in the 32^nd minute when she struck the back of the net off of a rebound.
• Micki McCutcheon (Etters, Pa. / Red Land) won the ball back just outside of her 18-yard box and scored an unassisted goal to give PSUMA the 5-0 lead going into halftime.
• Hagerstown Community College used the break to regroup and their spirited attack led to three goals all of which occurred seven minutes into the second half. It was a MaryAnna Black (Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cumberland Valley) effort that put the game away for good in the 53^rd minute when her shot found the roof of the net.

Next up, Mont Alto travel to Penn State Scranton for a conference match on Friday, October 4 at 2 p.m.