BLASTING PAST ­— Fairmont Area forward Melia Menth (left) boots the soccer ball by Worthington defender Pay Poe (middle) and goaltender Karen Hser during Big South Conference soccer action Tuesday night at Kot Soccer Complex in Fairmont. (Photo by Greg Abel).

FAIRMONT — A hat trick, a shutout and a 28-6 shots-on-goal advantage filled Fairmont Area head girls soccer coach Matt Nielsen’s ‘prescription’ Tuesday night.

Kennedy Becker generated a game-high three goals and added an assist, while netkeeper Madi Stromberg only did not allow a goal, but earned a rare assist on Becker’s initial score to pace the Cardinals’ 6-0 Big South Conference win over the Worthington Trojans at Kot Soccer Complex.

“Everything we did in a positive manner is just what the doctor ordered, so to speak,” said Nielsen. “We’ve been struggling to find goals, we’ve struggled to stop shots, we’ve struggled to find good coaching from me.

“Hopefully, we can build off of this win to get us going in the right direction.”

Becker drilled a rising liner off the crossbar from the right point that Melia Menth alertly collected the rebound and tapped home the ricochet for a 1-0 Fairmont Area lead with 30:30 remaining in the opening half.

“It’s the shoes,” a grinning Menth said in reference to switching from blue spikes to a red pair on Tuesday night.

Karissa Newville then put her dark pink cleats to the task by lending a foot to two goals within a 20-second span to extend the Cardinals’ lead to 3-0.

Newville drove the right end line before delivering a crossing pass to Maia Goerndt for the right-post tap-in at the 24:27 juncture. Elayna Anderson then chipped a lofty pass to the quick-footed Newville for a twine-finding blast to the top right shelf at the 24:07 mark.

Stromberg then displayed her strong leg by launching a goalie’s outlet kick to Becker, who dribbled by the Trojans’ defense and lined a net-finding shot into the left top shelf for a 4-0 Fairmont Area lead with 14:20 left in the first half. Stromberg earned an assist on the play.

Becker then produced goals on both sides of intermission to complete her hat trick on the night. Becker intercepted a Trojan pass and hammered through the Worthington defense to nail a low goal for a 5-0 margin with 4:56 left in the first half.

Becker later took Frankie Martin’s pass and knocked home a low-skidding shot into the bottom right side of the net with 4:42 left in the second half.

Stromberg turned away all six Worthington shots on goal for a shutout, while Trojan goalie Karen Hser turned away a game-best 22 shots on net.

Fairmont Area (2-6) hits the road to St. Peter on Thursday for a 7 p.m. conference match, while Worthington (1-6) plays host to St. James/Windom Area/Madelia on Thursday night.

Worthington   0-0–0

Fairmont          5-1–6

Scoring Plays

1st Half

FA–Melia Menth (Kennedy Becker), 30:30.

FA–Maia Goerndt (Karissa Newville), 24:27.

FA–Karissa Newville (Elayna Anderson), 24:07.

FA–Kennedy Becker (Madi Stromberg), 14:20.

FA–Kennedy Becker (unassisted), 4:56.

2nd Half

FA–Kennedy Becker (Frankie Martin), 4:42.

Shots on goal: Fairmont Area 28; Worthington 6. Corners: Fairmont Area 13; Worthington 0. Saves: Madi Stromberg (FA) 6; Karen Hser (WOR) 22.

Charli Clow delivered the decisive goal late in the second half to propel Fairmont Area to a 3-2 victory over Worthington during junior varsity action Tuesday in Fairmont.

Annie Reyelts delivered the assist on Clow’s game-winning kick. Nola Thedens converted Sydney Blomster’s pass into a Cardinal goal, while teammate Grace Kotewa chipped in an unassisted goal.

Mary Bennett and Addie Folkerts each recorded two saves between the posts for Fairmont Area.

Ingrid Edman, Mckenna Ludacer, Lilo Weber and Makenzie Gerhardt each scored two goals to pace Fairmont Area’s 10-0 rout over Worthington during C-squad action on Tuesday in Fairmont.

Avery Chambers and Kaylin Schutz each chipped in a goal for the Cardinals, while Alyssa Lowry pitched the shutout between the pipes.

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Boys Soccer

Worthington 7, Fairmont Area 0 — Jonathan Banegas produced a game-best hat trick to help engineer the Trojans’ 7-0 victory over the Cardinals during Big South Conference action Tuesday night in Worthington.

Thomas Hamlet made seven saves, while teammate Jonathan Heinze generated four stops in relief between the pipes for Fairmont Area.

The Cardinals made just six shots on goal.

Fairmont Area (3-4-1) plays host to St. Peter on Thursday night at Kot Soccer Complex.