Simpson erupts for six more goals, Nash nets second hat trick of season

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – A hat trick from Cassie Nash as well as goals from Ally Hoffa, Maddie Hays and Layna Depping gave the Simpson College women's soccer team a 6-0 shutout over Coe in its regular season finale on Tuesday.

This the second straight game Simpson erupted for six goals against a conference opponent. The Storm will now head into the postseason with a 14-2-1 record, already the most wins since the 2004 season.

Simpson's first postseason action will be in the semifinal round of the American Rivers Conference Tournament next Wednesday, Nov. 1 at home. The Storm will either host No. 3-seed Luther or No. 6-seed Wartburg, depending on the result of Saturday's first round match between the teams.

GOAL SUMMARY

• Simpson took a 1-0 lead less than a minute and a half into the game, scoring on its first shot attempt. Cassie Nash cut the ball back up the middle and Ally Hoffa sent it home from 20 yards out, her third goal in the last two games.
• Nash extended the margin to 2-0 with an unassisted goal in the 13th minute, and Maddie Hays made the score 3-0 with her fourth successful penalty kick of the year. Simpson went into the break with a lead for the 10th time this season.
• Shortly into the second period, the Kohawks (6-9-2, 1-6-1 A-R-C) took a corner kick that was played out to Nash who went coast-to-coast and knocked in her second goal of the day.
• The senior from Lincoln, Neb. added a third minutes later, tapping in a fumble by the goalkeeper to notch her second hat trick of the year and push the lead to 5-0.
• Simpson replicated its six-goal effort from Saturday with just over 15 and a half minutes to play. Alexis Ponce sent the ball forward for Layna Depping on the outside and the junior fired a shot over the keeper's head for her first collegiate goal.

NOTES

• Simpson finishes the regular season with a 14-2-1 record, the team's highest win total since 2004 when the Storm went 15-7-0. Additionally, the team's seven wins in conference play are the most in 17 seasons.
• Simpson wins its fourth in a row over Coe, improving to 19-10-1 in the all-time series.
• The Storm's six goals tied their season-high and are the most scored against the Kohawks since a 9-0 win on Oct. 21, 2006.
• In 2023, Simpson is 13-0-0 when scoring first as well as 13-0-0 when converting multiple goals.
• Maddie Hays is now 4-for-5 on penalty kicks this season and 9-for-11 in her career.
• Cassie Nash now has six games with multiple goals this season, including two hat tricks. She ranks second in the conference with 16 goals this season.
• Nash becomes the first player to tally at least 10 assists in a season since Ashley Curran in 2006.
• Simpson's defense held Coe without a shot during the match, the second time this season an opponent has failed to attempt a shot against the Storm. Simpson now owns nine shutouts in 2023.
• With Layna Depping finding the back of the net, Simpson has now had 11 different players score a goal this year. The Storm end the regular season with a plus-34 goal differential.

UP NEXT
Earning the second seed in the A-R-C Tournament, Simpson has a bye for the first round and will welcome either No. 3 Luther or No. 6 Wartburg to Buxton Stadium for the semifinals on Nov. 1.