MANKATO, Minn.  – Senior Maddie Perry (Anoka, Minn.) tallied a hat trick to help Bethany Lutheran (6-3 overall, 3-1 UMAC) defeat North Central (1-7, 0-4) 6-0. This marked a season-high goal total for the Vikings.

Freshman Laura Ruiz Rocha (Bogota, Columbia) had her first collegiate goal at 47:45 and added two assists on the night.

Perry netted her first score just 8:10 into the contest. She connected on a pass from freshman Olaitz Azkue Muguruza (Orduna, Spain) four minutes later to double the margin.

BLC led 3-0 at halftime.

Scoring summary
No.      Time    Team   Goal scorer                 Assist
1.         8:10      BLCWS Maddie Perry                (unassisted)
2.         12:33    BLCWS Maddie Perry                Olaitz Muguruza
3.         15:15    BLCWS Lexi Kaufman                Laura Ruiz Rocha
4.         47:45    BLCWS Laura Ruiz Rocha          (unassisted)
5.         69:23    BLCWS Olaitz Muguruza            Laura Ruiz Rocha
6.         69:55    BLCWS Maddie Perry                (unassisted)

Bethany dominated the advantage in shots (42-7), shots on goal (21-1), and corner kicks (4-0).

The Vikings conclude the homestand Saturday against Northwestern at 4:30 p.m.