On This Day in 2017: Elias' Hat Trick Powers Concord Past Wheeling Jesuit

ATHENS, W.Va. – Throughout the fall semester, the Concord University Sports Information Department will be looking back at different events and games that has shaped Concord Athletics to what it is today in a "On This Day" segment.
 
On this day in 2017, Concord University women's soccer player Pilar Elias netted a hat trick for the Mountain Lions in a 4-3 win over Wheeling Jesuit at Anderson Field.
 
It was the first hat trick for the program since Kari Simon's three-goal game against Shepherd in 2013.
 
Elias' first goal came in the 14^th minute as it opened up the scoring for both teams. With Concord now trailing 2-1 with less than 10 minutes left in the first half, Elias equaled the game at 2-2 with her second goal in the 39^th minute.
 
The first two goals of the game for Elias were unassisted, but in the 63^rd minute the Waterville, Maine native finished off a cross from Courtney Wallace to complete her hat trick and extend the CU lead to 4-2,
 
Elias' 25 career goals rank in a tie for seventh in program history and her 62 career points are ninth at Concord.