DODGE CITY — The offensive brilliance of Great Bend Panther Xali Arias was on full display in a 3-2 Western Athletic Conference soccer victory over Dodge City.
Arias delivered a 'hat trick' with three goals, including a game-clinching rocket from 32 yards out for a 3-1 lead. Arias spun past two Red Demon defenders on the goal. Arias has scored 27 goals this spring.
Arias' first goal was matched by Dodge City's Karime Cienfuegas on a penalty kick. Arias weaved past several defenders for her second goal off Brissa Leyva's assist.
Her third goal on a Valeria Cuevas assist provided the margin of victory when Dodge City's Alexa Sanchez chipped the ball past Panther goalie with 3:58 left.
Great Bend (7-6, 3-4 WAC) won its third road league game and played its sixth 1-goal match. The Panthers are 0-3 in home WAC matches.
The Panthers lost 5-1 to Hays High Monday.
Great Bend 1 2 — 3
Dodge City 1 1 — 2
First half—GB—Xali Arias, 6:23; DC—Karime Cienfuegas, PK, 32:03.
Second half—GB—Arias, assist Brissa Leyva, 48:11; GB—Arias, assist Valeria Cuevas, 71:00; DC—Alexa Sanchez, 76:02.
WAC STANDINGS
Hays High 5-1 7-5
Garden City 4-1 7-4-1
Great Bend 3-4 7-6
Liberal 1-3-1 5-5-1
Dodge City 0-4-1 1-9-1
4-27—Wichita Life 5, Liberal 0
4-28—Hays 5, Great Bend 1; Garden City 5, Dodge City 1; Liberal 9, Alva, Okla. 0
4-30—Great Bend 3, Dodge City 2
5-5—Liberal at Garden City
5-6—Wichita Southeast at Great Bend
HAYS (5-1, 7-5)—L *Great Bend 1-2; McPherson (L Salina South 0-2; W Wichita Collegiate 8-0; L Topeka 1-2); *Dodge City 2-0; W *Liberal 1-0; L Manhattan 0-5; W Junction City 8-0; L Maize South 0-7; W *Garden City 3-2; W *Liberal 4-2; W Great Bend 5-1; 5-7—*at Dodge City; 5-12—Junction City; 5-15—*at Garden City
GARDEN CITY (4-1, 7-4-1)—L Wichita North 1-2; W Goddard 2-1; W Rose Hill 1-0; L Goddard Eisenhower 0-2; W *Great Bend 2-0; TIE Maize 2-2; W *Dodge City 2-0; W *Great Bend 2-1; L *Hays 2-3; W Guymon, Okla. 8-0; L Kapaun Mt. Carmel 0-5; W *Dodge City 5-1; 5-5—*Liberal; 5-7—Wichita Carroll; 5-12—*at Liberal; 5-15—*Hays
GREAT BEND (3-4, 7-6)—W *Hays 2-1; W Wichita Independent 6-0; L Buhler 1-2 (OT); L Topeka West 1-2; W Salina Central 8-1; W *Liberal 2-1 (OT); L *Garden City 0-2; W Salina Central 8-0; L *Liberal 4-5 (OT); L *Garden City 1-2; W Junction City 7-0; L *Hays High 1-5; W *Dodge City 3-2; 5-6—Wichita Southeast; 5-13—*Dodge City; 5-15—at Junction City; 5-18-21—at 5A regional
LIBERAL (1-3-1, 5-5-1)—L Guymon, Okla. 1-2; W Wichita CC 4-0; W Wichita South 10-0; W Winfield 8-0; L *Great Bend 1-2 (OT); L *Hays 0-1; W *Great Bend 5-4 (OT); TIE *Dodge City 2-2; L *Hays 2-4; L Wichita Life 0-5; W Alva, Okla. 9-0; 5-5—*at Garden City; 5-12—*Garden City; 5-14—*Dodge City
DODGE CITY (0-4-1, 1-9-1)—L Wichita Carroll 0-8; L Maize 0-8; L Derby 2-3; L Hutchinson 3-4; L *Hays 0-2; W Wichita South 7-0; L Kapaun Mt. Carmel 0-8; L *Garden City 0-2; TIE *Liberal 2-2; L *Garden City 1-5; L *Great Bend 2-3; 5-5—at Wichita North; 5-7—*Hays; 5-12—*at Great Bend; 5-14—*at Liberal
