HANOVER, Ind. – The Panthers (7-2-2 overall, 3-0-1 HCAC) continued to dominate the home pitch as they defeated Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opponent Defiance on Saturday afternoon 7-0.
 
Leading the attack for the Blue and Red was freshman Kenna Patterson (Bloomington, Ind.) and sophomore Beth Cook (Goshen, Ohio) with two goals apiece.
 
Sophomore Nora Ludwig (Cincinnati, Ohio) kicked off the scoring frenzy as she played a pass from Cook for the 1-0 strike.
 
The Panthers continued on the attack when Cook picked up her 17^th goal of the season in the 31^st minute pushing the HC difference to 2-0.
 
The final first half goal came just moments later as Cook took the assist from junior Bri Matis (Liberty Twp., Ohio) sending Hanover into the half with the 3-0 advantage.
 
The offense continued to fire on all cylinders in the second half as Patterson found the back of the net, recording back-to-back blows extending the Panther lead to 5-0.
 
Junior Kennedi Roehrig (LaGrange, Ky.) added a goal in the 50^th minute before junior Aidan Hiester (Seymour, Ind.) netted the game's final strike en route to the dominating 7-0 win.
 
Hanover returns to action Wednesday, Oct. 12 when they welcome area rival Franklin. Game time is set for 5:00 PM.