Nov. 7, 2007

Box Score

EL PASO, Texas -- - Memphis' Kylie Hayes recorded a hat trick in leading Memphis past Southern Miss, 6-0, in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament Wednesday evening.

"I was pleased with our effort and how hard we played," Head Coach Gail Macklin said. "At the end of the day, we made too many mistakes. We were beaten by a very good Memphis team. They have a lot of confident individuals and they played well. Our coaching staff was disappointed in the way we ended the season and giving up that many goals."

Southern Miss ends its season at 8-11-0, while Memphis improved to 15-3-1, advancing to the semifinals on Friday.

Midfielder Emiko Schwab got the Tigers on the board first when she scored on a header off of a corner kick from Caroline Barrett nine minutes into the game.

Hayes increased the Memphis lead when she put one past the Golden Eagle keeper for her first goal of the contest in the 16th minute. Schwab and Barrett both assisted on the score.

The final Tiger goal of the half was scored by forward Krista Turner in the 35th minute when she put in a rebound off of Hurami Someya's blocked shot.

Memphis got the scoring going again just two minutes into the second half when Hayes scored again on a loose ball that she hammered home into the back of the net.

Memphis continued its assault, scoring the fifth goal of the match in the 59th minute, when Ashley Berra found the back of the net from a cross and put the ball past the keeper. Brittany Baldwin was credited with the assist.

Hayes recorded her third and the Tigers' sixth goal of the match, when the ball was deflected off a free kick by Barrett.

For the game, the Tigers tallied seven assists and 19 points, both championship records for a single game. They also out-shot the Golden Eagles 24-6.