Haley Larsen scored six times and collected 16 draw controls as Berry ran roughshod over Huntingdon, 19-6, Wednesday evening in Montgomery, Ala.
“Tonight was a good team win,” said Berry head coach Brittni Hall. “Everyone was able to contribute and establish control from the beginning of the game. Our draw team was dominant throughout the game, allowing us to maintain possession and push the pace of the game.”
The Vikings (3-1) found themselves ahead 4-0 before half the first quarter had passed. Larsen scored the game’s opener, with AnnaKate Estock adding a pair, the first assisted by Alexa Medor. Maddie Mashburn completed the 4-0 run to start the game on a feed from Estock.
Huntingdon (1-2) scored to stop the run, but goals by Larsen and Abby Sprayberry stretched the lead to five at 6-1. While HC would score before the end of the quarter, Medor and Larson scored to start the second and give the Vikings an 8-2 lead. The teams would swap goals one more time before the end of the half, with Berry taking a 9-3 lead into the break.
The third quarter began with three-consecutive goals on the advantage for Berry. Mashburn, Larson, and Estock each scored to make it 12-3 with just over nine minutes gone in the quarter. Once Jaden Russell scored her first collegiate goal two minutes later, the running clock started as the Vikings made it a 10-goal lead. Medor would score again before the quarter ended to make it 14-3, with Huntingdon closing the advantage back down to 10 just before the third quarter buzzer.
With the clock running non-stop in the fourth quarter, the Vikings continued to pour it on with Medor, Sprayberry, and Larsen each scoring to make it 17-4 six minutes into the fourth. Each team would score twice over the final seven minutes, with Camille Schmied scoring her first collegiate goal for the Vikings to end the pillaging on net for the night by the guests.
Medor finished with a six-point night thanks to three assists to go along with a hat trick. Sprayberry and Estock each also added a hat trick for the Vikings in the win. Larsen finished with seven points thanks to an assist to go with her six goals. Ally Washburn made seven saves in 45 minutes of action in goal. Charlotte Concillo had four ground balls and three caused turnovers to help anchor the defense.
The Vikings will be back in action this Saturday when Pfeiffer University visits Valhalla Stadium. Opening draw is set for 4 p.m.