Soderstrom leads Girls in Blue with hat trick
by elevencomms
WESTFIELD – For the second time in club history, Indy Eleven reached the 10-goal threshold en route to a 10-0 shutout of St. Charles FC on Thursday night at the Grand Park Events Center.
With the victory, the Girls in Blue move to 2-0-1 on the season, while St. Charles falls to 0-3-0.
The Indy Eleven offense exploded in the first half with six goals from five different players, including a pair from Katie Soderstrom. Fellow squad members from the 2023 USL W League Championship team Sam Dewey, Addie Chester, Ella Rogers and Maddy Williams also contributed to the Girls in Blue’s total.
Williams scored the first of four goals in the second half for her second of the match, and Chester followed with her second as well. Natalie Mitchell joined the scoring to make it nine for the home team and Soderstrom closed out the night and secured the hat trick for herself. The three-goal performance was the fourth for a member of the squad in the three year history (Williams 2x, Dewey).
Alia Martin, Lizzie Sexton, Grace Bahr, Amelie Darey, Brooke Otto and Soderstrom all registered assists in the contest.
In goal, Ashton Blair and Maryn Weiger combined for the first shutout of the 2024 season.
Prior to the contest, players in the evening’s 18 were honored as returning members of the Championship team from a season ago – Bahr, Chester, Williams, Chatterton, Sexton, Martin, Rogers, Dewey and Soderstrom.
The Girls in Blue are back in action Wednesday, May 29 when they make the return trip to St. Charles FC. Kick is slated for 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.
USL W League Regular Season
Indy Eleven 10:0 St. Charles FC
Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 7 p.m. ET
Grand Park Events Center | Westfield, Ind.
2024 USL W League Records
Indy Eleven: 2-0-1, 7 pts (+12)
St. Charles FC: 0-3-0, 0 pts (-18)
Scoring Summary
IND – Sam Dewey 16’
IND – Addie Chester (penalty) 20’
IND – Ella Rogers (Alia Martin) 25’
IND – Katie Soderstrom 28’
IND – Katie Soderstrom (Lizzie Sexton) 35’
IND – Maddy Williams (Grace Bahr) 40’
IND – Maddy Williams (Katie Soderstrom) 54’
IND – Addie Chester 62’
IND – Natalie Mitchell (Amelie Darey) 70’
IND – Katie Soderstrom (Brooke Otto) 84’
Discipline Summary
STC – Kacey Watson (caution) 19′
Indy Eleven line-up: Ashton Blair (Maryn Weiger 63’), Amelie Darey, Grace Bahr, Addie Chester (Lauryn Thompson 63’), Maddy Williams (Natalie Mitchell 63’), Jenna Chatterton (Lauren Adam 45’), Lizzie Sexton (Brooke Otto 45’), Alia Martin, Ella Rogers (captain) (Olivia Smith 45’), Sam Dewey (Emma Johnson 63’), Katie Soderstrom
Indy subs: all used
Originally posted on indyeleven.com