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Freshman Alexis Heffernan scored three goals in 12 minutes in the first half, and sophomore Melanie Hunt put her name in Bulldog history with a program-record four assists, as the No. 18 Truman women’s soccer team blanked Lindenwood 5-0 on Sunday afternoon.
 
In a match that saw the Bulldogs (9-2-1, 5-1 MIAA) out-shoot Lindenwood (4-6-2, 0-6 MIAA) 29-4, it took until the 31^st minute before Heffernan got Truman on the board by converting a Hunt pass into the top left corner of the net.

In the 39^th minute, Heffernan found herself in the right place at the right time, as, after a Hunt corner kick found the middle of the box, junior Hayley Bollwerk skipped a pass across to an open Heffernan who tapped it in for a 2-0 Bulldog advantage.
 
Then, just four minutes later in the 43^rd, Heffernan cleaned up a Hunt shot off the crossbar and headed it in for the first Truman hat trick since October 20, 2008, when Jessica Wiegert put three on the board against Nebraska-Omaha. For Heffernan, it marked her third, fourth and fifth goals of the season.
 
A balanced and deep Bulldog squad continued to attack, as Hunt was credited with another assist off a corner kick when sophomore Laurent Seawright poked a loose ball past the Lion keeper for a 4-0 lead in the 71^st minute.

Finally, Bollwerk added to her daily stat line with a goal in the 80^th minute off a pass by freshman Mega Frkovic for the 5-0 final tally.
 
Hunt – who now leads the Bulldogs with six assists on the season – became the first Truman player in program history to record four assists in a single game.

It had been nearly a decade since a Bulldog had totaled three in a match, with the last being Anna Sonderman against Washburn on Sept. 14, 2003.
 
Junior keeper Emily Bozdeck made two saves in net, earning her MIAA-leading eighth shutout of the season.
 
The Bulldogs also scored five in a match for the first time since putting a 5-0 shutout on Southwest Baptist on Oct. 10, 2009.
 
Truman will go for win No. 10 on Friday (Oct. 12) evening in a 6:00 pm road match at Washburn (Kan.) University. 

Courtesy Truman State University