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Bashore records 2nd ever IU hat trick

Home opener concludes in 6-0 blanking of Pacific

Led by a potent offensive attack from senior midfielder Kayla Bashore, the IU field hockey team recorded a 6-0 victory in its first home game of the year against University of the Pacific. \nBashore scored her first career hat trick, only the second in the history of the IU field hockey program. The first came earlier this year on Aug. 28 and was recorded by junior Lydia Schrott against Northeastern University. \nThe home win is the first step forward in completing one of the chief goals head coach Amy Robertson set for her team this year.\n"One of our goals at the beginning of the season was to win every home contest, and we were able to start working on that goal tonight," Robertson said.\nThe Hoosiers' six goals were accentuated with six assists, setting a new IU field hockey record.\n"We played our game much more in the second half, sharing the ball, moving it in and out of the zone and we found a lot of gaps to penetrate Pacific's weaknesses," Robertson said. \nBashore started the Hoosier scoring with a goal off a penalty corner in the 21st minute, with assists from junior Morgan Miller and sophomore Meredith Brown. Bashore added her second goal of the first half in the 32nd minute with an assist from senior Mallory Reabold, which took the Hoosiers into the half with a 2-0 lead. \nThe IU offense continued to roll early in the second half as Reabold scored in the 36th minute, with an assist from senior Lesley Wiler. Three minutes later, Schrott tallied a goal to make the score 4-0 in favor of the Hoosiers. Reabold added her second goal in the 42nd minute, and Bashore capped her record-tying night in the 65th minute with her third goal, the Hoosiers' sixth of the night. Wiler and sophomore Amanda Oyler recorded assists on the final goal. \nBashore's hat trick came just one day after she was formally added to the USA National Field Hockey team. \n"I was glad that the goals came as a result of the way the team was playing," Bashore said. "We set a tone for the rest of the season with the way we played tonight."\nNot to be overlooked amid all the Hoosier scoring is the fact that IU recorded its first shutout of the season with the 6-0 victory, a feat that sophomore goalkeeper Haley Exner, who notched seven saves on all seven Pacific shots, was particularly proud of. \n"The defense played really well tonight, and organized well," Exner said. "I was able to save a few shots and keep them out of the net. That's my job." \nWith the victory, the Hoosiers improved their record to 4-1 on the season. IU continues its five-game home stand with a game Saturday against Ohio University and then again Sunday against Southwest Missouri State University.

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