MCGIVERN CLAIMS HAT TRICK IN UTM SOCCER’S 5-0 ROUT OF AUSTIN PEAY

Sunday, October 14

Martin, Tenn.

2 P.M.

UT Martin

12-2-1, 7-0-1OVC

Austin Peay

8-7-1, 3-5-1OVC)

Austin Peay

UT Martin

MCGIVERN CLAIMS HAT TRICK IN UTM SOCCER’S 5-0 ROUT OF AUSTIN PEAY

10/14/2018 5:15:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score

MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin came out firing on all cylinders as the Skyhawks downed Austin Peay 5-0 this afternoon. Amy' McGivern led the charge as she tallied the coveted hat trick – the second for the Skyhawks in 2018, as teammate Jaden Hildreth accomplished the feat against Jackson State on Aug. 26.

Today's 5-0 victory was the largest margin of victory for the Skyhawks in an Ohio Valley Conference match since a 6-0 win against Tennessee Tech on Oct. 28, 2012. Skylor Keane's goal 21 seconds into the match was the fastest to begin a match in program history, surpassing Alyssa Curtis' goal 29 seconds into the match against Morehead State on Oct. 12, 2012.

UT Martin (12-2-1, 7-0-1 OVC) saw McGivern net a trio of goals to give her five on the weekend and OVC best 11^th of the season. Keane and Alice Adams also found the back of the net in the contest. Adams and Danae Kaldaridou each racked up an assist on the day. Also finding the shot column was Kaldaridou, Sara Ketis, Maggie Burkett and Alexius Thomas.

Defender Jacalyn Schubring was the lone Skyhawk to compile a complete match on the pitch. She led the back line in the contest as the defender and midfielder corps limited the Governors to just seven shots.

Goalkeeper Erica Myers tallied another clean sheet as she logged the full 90 minutes between the posts while compiling one save in the bout.

UT Martin struck in the 22^nd minute to open the scoring barrage as Keane took a quick pass from Kaldaridou to sneak one past the opposing goalkeeper. Adams then found a rebound off of the goalkeeper to find the back of the net at the 10:49 mark. McGivern began her roll starting in the 17^th minute as she made the most of a mishandled save by the Governors' goalkeeper. McGivern hit pay dirt again at the 53:03 mark as Adams sent a high lob from the far left side. The final goal by McGivern came in the 60^th minute on a penalty kick.

"I am absolutely delighted for the girls," head coach Phil McNamara said. "They came out hard and fast. They seem to be on autopilot right now with how they produced the big weekend with two clean sheets. Anytime you score five times in a conference game, you have to be thrilled. We had three different goal scorers today being led by Amy, who is just on another level lately, who is highly regarded around the league. Our seniors are really driving this team right now. They have had a difficult road the last few years and it is great to see the rest of the team fill in around them. We need to remember to stay focused closing out the year this coming weekend with emotions being high for senior day."

UT Martin closes out the regular season next weekend with a pair of home matches beginning on Friday, Oct. 19 against Eastern Kentucky at 7 p.m. followed by the season finale on Sunday, Oct. 21 against Morehead State at 2 p.m.