A hat trick in soccer or hockey is the ultimate accomplishment. To score 3 goals in a game is a tough but not exactly rare feat. But to have two players score a hat-trick in the same game for the same team is almost unheard of. For comparison purposes, the English Premier League, viewed by many to be the best soccer league in the world, has recorded over 200 hat tricks since its formation in 1992. In that time (1992 to present day) only ONCE has a team had two players score a hat trick for the same team in the same game. Louise Metz ’17 of Troy (midfield) and Antonia DiPreta ’18 of Clifton Park (sweeper) amazingly completed a double hat trick during a 6-0 victory against Rensselaer on October 7. This marked Antonia’s first hat trick of her DS career and lifted her total to 7 goals on the season. When asked to describe one of her goals from the game, Antonia deferred and shared the credit with her teammate, “[The goal] came off a beautiful cross and I made a run to the near post. When Louise crosses it over, I usually know where the ball is going.”
Louise had a second hat trick two days later in their next league game, this time in a 5-0 victory over New Lebanon. Scoring back-to-back hat tricks is also a rarity (achieved only 4 times in the Premier League). For Louise, this gave her (at the time) 11 goals on the season and 5 career hat tricks. Not too shabby for someone who normally plays defense on her club team!
Congratulations to Antonia and Louise. The girls soccer team hits the Northway and travels to Fort Ann this Monday for the opening round of the 2015 Class D Sectionals. Join us in wishing them good luck. Go Thunder Chickens! Beat Fort Ann!