FRANKLIN – The Franklin women's soccer team returned to action at home on Saturday (Oct. 14) afternoon, hosting the Defiance Yellow Jackets on Senior Day at Faught Stadium.
 
The Grizzlies (3-6-6, 2-2-2 HCAC) honored their seven seniors in the best way possible, dominating the Yellow Jackets (2-9-2, 0-6 HCAC) and earning a 6-0 win. Before the game, the program thanked Brenna Esh, Maddie Alexander, Kinsey Price, Jada Tooley, Dianna Rollag, Katelyn Duff and Kaitlyn Hewitt.
 
How it Happened
Franklin generated plenty of chances from the opening whistle but the game remained scoreless through a half hour of play. Things changed in the 34^th minute when a Defiance handball in their 18-yard box led to a Franklin penalty kick that Adex Bixler smashed home for her first career goal and a 1-0 lead.
 
That goal opened up the flood gates, as Jetta Norris scored the first of her career in the 58^th minute after she tapped in a Lauren Barker centering pass. Barker got into the goal column in the 41^st minute, banging home her third of the year and give the hosts a 3-0 lead they would take into the break.
 
Early in the second half, the Grizzlies added to their lead with Duff doing the honors. Kinsey Price broke in down the right wing and sent a crossing feed into the box where Duff fought off a defender and directed the ball into the bottom left corner for her first of the year.
 
Maddison Claybrooke put the finishing touches on the win with two goals over a span of 4:06 to give the home side their final tallies of the day.
 
Inside the Box Score
-Shot attempts were 31-2 in Franklin's favor with 20 of Franklin's shots ending up on target.
-Price led the Grizzlies with five shot attempts followed by four from Tooley, Duff and Barker.
-Norris and Bixler both found the net for the first times in their careers whileJacky Flores recorded the first point of her career with an assist on Claybrooke's second goal.
-Makenna Mundy stopped the only shot on target she faced.
 
Up Next
Franklin hits the road for the final time in the regular season on Wednesday (Oct. 17) night, heading to Terre Haute, Ind. for a meeting with Rose-Hulman. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m.