CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- Wofford's Cassie Rex netted a hat trick to lead the Terriers to a 4-2 over Chattanooga in Southern Conference action Friday night at the North River Soccer Complex.
The win was the first in the SoCon for the Terriers this year who improve to 2-7-4 overall and 1-3-1 in the SoCon. Chattanooga falls to 4-9-1 overall and 1-4 against conference opponents.
Rex got the scoring started in the first half with a corner kick that got past everyone and slid into the goal at the 26:35 mark. That score would stand through halftime.
A flurry of second half goals saw Chattanooga tie the match after Wofford took a two goal lead. Shortly into the second half, Maggie McLaughlin took a pass from Monica Ploetzke to increase the Terriers lead to 2-0 with 49:50 gone in the game.
Chattanooga struck back quickly on a pair of goals from freshman D.K. Henry. Chelsea Hurst sent a free kick from the left side toward the goal. Henry picked up the pass and sent a header past Wofford's keeper to get the Lady Mocs to within one at 2-1 at the 50:48 mark.
Henry struck again less than four minutes later with 54:25 gone in the game. She sent a strike from 25 yards out that deflected off the hand of the Terriers' keeper and over her head, tying the match 2-2.
Rex struck back in the 61st minute taking a pass form Erika Bishop and scored the game winner. She nabbed her third goal of the game on a penalty kick for the final score 4-2 in the 88th minute.
Chattanooga will be on the road to Furman Sunday for a 2 p.m. match in Greenville while Wofford will head home to host Southern Conference newcomer Samford in Spartanburg, S.C.
