Kasel's hat trick fuels BU goal-fest

HIALEAH, Fla. -- Adi Kasel scored a hat trick and Mia Hurt added two goals to lead the Bellevue University women's soccer team to a 7-1 victory over Florida National University on Saturday.

With the victory, the Bruins improve to 7-1-2 on the season while the loss drops FNU to 0-4-1.

Kasel found the back of the net twice within a five-minute span to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead in the 20^th minute. Katrina Avila assisted the first goal and Maju Serrano picked up the assist on the second.

Prescillia Casu added on with her unassisted strike in the 24^th minute, her fourth of the season.

Latyfath Ubeda found a goal for the Conquistadors in the 43^rd minute and the Bruins carried a 3-1 lead into the half.

Serrano assisted on Hurt's first goal in the 62^nd minute and Hurt scored a second, her fourth of the year, in the 78^th minute.

Kasel scored her fifth goal of the season to finish off her hat trick in the game's 80^th minute.

Beth Cowd found the back of the net with an insurance strike in the 85^th minute, her first goal of the year.

Abril Cura made a pair of saves in goal for the Bruins who out-shot FNU 29-4. Sarah Lugo totaled nine saves in net for the Conquistadors who conceded a 16-3 edge in shots on goal to BU.

Bellevue travels to Sioux City, Iowa to face Briar Cliff University on Wednesday, Oct. 1 for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff.