(With this year's fall semester sports schedule shut down due to health concerns, let's take a look back at what was happening in Hilltopper sports on this date in history)
    WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – Kaelyn Oskin notched the first hat trick in West Liberty University women's soccer history and WLU continued its climb up the Mountain East Conference ladder with a 3-1 romp past Fairmont State Thursday afternoon at the West Liberty Soccer Complex.
    It was the second straight win for Coach Barry Christmas's fast-rising Hilltoppers (3-3-1, 3-1-1), who have posted three wins and a draw over their last four matches.
    Oskin, a freshman midfielder from Knoch High School in Butler, Pa., wasted no time getting started as Emily Evans got the ball to Oskin who finished into the right side of the cage from near point-blank range just 34 seconds after the opening kickoff.
    The Black and Gold kept the pressure on the Falcons (2-5-1, 0-5-1) and it paid off again in the 18th minute when Oskin got deep again and cashed in a pass from Allie Roberts for a 2-0 lead.
    Oskin completed her historic hat trick and put the game out of reach in the 61st minute when Thanna Oddo sent a ball into the 6-yard box and Oskin slipped it into the right side of the net to conclude the scoring.
    The Hilltopper back line teamed with goalkeeper Allie Warsaw in posting yet another clean sheet. Dating back to a 3-0 blanking of Urbana on Sept. 11, West Liberty has allowed only one goal in the last 380 minutes of play. Warsaw had three saves to earn the shutout on Thursday.
    West Liberty remains at home for a Sunday showdown with Ohio County rival Wheeling Jesuit. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at the West Liberty Soccer Complex.
  Fairmont State        0  0 – 0
West Liberty            2  1 – 3      WLU: Kaelyn Oskin (Emily Evans), :34
     WLU: Kaelyn Oskin (Allie Roberts), 17:45      WLU: Kaelyn Oskin (Thanna Oddo), 60:01      Shots: Fairmont State 11, West Liberty 11
     Saves: Fairmont State 4 (Shawna Graham 4), West Liberty 3 (Allie Warsaw 3)
     Corners: Fairmont State 2, West Liberty 2
A: 65