STEVE CARPENTER
HutchCC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College women’s soccer team was picked to finish in the middle of the pack in the Jayhawk West in 2022 after the league’s annual coaches poll was released on Monday.
The Blue Dragons were picked third in the five-team KJCCC Western Division by the league’s coaches. Cowley was picked to win the Jayhawk West with Barton picked second. After the Blue Dragons, Garden City fourth and Dodge City fifth.
Butler was picked to win the Jayhawk East this season with Coffeyville, Kansas City, Johnson County and Neosho County rounding out picked 2 through 5.
Head coach Sammy Lane, the only coach in program history, returns eight starters for his 18th season on the Hutchinson bench.
The Blue Dragons were 8-6-1 last season, although the Blue Dragons closed the season by winning 5 of their final 7 games. The Blue Dragons finished third in the Jayhawk West.
Forward Hadlie Lowe, the 2021 Blue Dragons’ leading scorer is back. Lowe had 18 goals and three assists (39 points). Lowe led the nation in game-winning goals with eight. She is the only returning front-line player returning.
Aimee Maher (4 goals, 4 assists), Julia De Souza (1 goal, 3 assists) and Emma Scholl all return as midfielders.
Two-year starters Zara Lawless and Ella Mae Miller, returning starter Lexi Jack and returning freshman Dayza Holliman all return on the back line in front of experiences goalkeepers Olivia Felix-Cardona and Madison Quarles.
Felix-Cardona was 6-6-1 last season with a 1.70 goals-against average and a .753 save percentage. Quarles posted a 2-0-0 record with a 0.80 goals-against average and a .714 save percentage.
Eight incoming freshmen will join the returning sophomores for the 2022 season.
The Blue Dragons will play host to Allen in a scrimmage at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the Salthawk Sports Complex. Hutchinson opens the season in Sterling, Colorado, on August 25 and 26 with games against Western Nebraska and Northeastern Junior College, respectively.
The Blue Dragons open at home on Sunday September 4 against Western Wyoming.
2022 JAYHAWK WEST COACHES POLL
1. Cowley
2. Barton
3. Hutchinson
4. Garden City
5. Dodge City
2022 JAYHAWK EAST COACHES POLL
1. Butler
2. Coffeyville
3. Kansas City
4. Johnson County
5. Neosho County