In soccer hat tricks are rare. Unassisted hat tricks never happen, until last night.
The first was a dribble down the left side, a hard cut right with a "what the hell" highlight reel laser from 20 yards out, catching the goalie flatfooted..
The second was a Stanford redux of a sort. Pressure by Weaver, the defender panics and plays the ball back to the goalie hard Sensing an opportunity, Weaver sprints to the ball, arriving just in time to take advantage of the goalie miss play.
The third goal was a "Michael Owen" on steroids. Down a man late due to a red card (there had been some serious bad blood chippiness), and nursing a 2-1 lead, the ball is harmlessly cleared in Husky territory to kill time.. Weaver, who had played every minute to point, once again senses an opportunity and starts crazy 80 yard sprint. She beat the defender to the ball, a ball she had no business going after let alone winning. She runs passed the defender like the defender is a bystander at an F1 race, Continuing the freakish turn of pace, she races the last 30 yards on goal in a 1 on 1 with the goalie. Unnerved, the goalie sprints out and goes down too early allowing Weaver to dribble around her like she is a traffic cone, slamming the ball into the back of the net for the 3-1 clincher.
The replay/highlights are well worth your time.
The first was a dribble down the left side, a hard cut right with a "what the hell" highlight reel laser from 20 yards out, catching the goalie flatfooted..
The second was a Stanford redux of a sort. Pressure by Weaver, the defender panics and plays the ball back to the goalie hard Sensing an opportunity, Weaver sprints to the ball, arriving just in time to take advantage of the goalie miss play.
The third goal was a "Michael Owen" on steroids. Down a man late due to a red card (there had been some serious bad blood chippiness), and nursing a 2-1 lead, the ball is harmlessly cleared in Husky territory to kill time.. Weaver, who had played every minute to point, once again senses an opportunity and starts crazy 80 yard sprint. She beat the defender to the ball, a ball she had no business going after let alone winning. She runs passed the defender like the defender is a bystander at an F1 race, Continuing the freakish turn of pace, she races the last 30 yards on goal in a 1 on 1 with the goalie. Unnerved, the goalie sprints out and goes down too early allowing Weaver to dribble around her like she is a traffic cone, slamming the ball into the back of the net for the 3-1 clincher.
The replay/highlights are well worth your time.