MIAMI, Florida – Nia Thompson scored a hat trick to help lift Grenada to a 4-1 win over Bahamas in Group C of League C of the Road to W Gold Cup on Sunday afternoon at Kirani James Athletic Stadium in St. George’s, Grenada.
Following up on her brace from Wednesday night’s 6-1 win versus Bahamas, Thompson added another three score to give her five goals during the window.
Nia Thompson opened the scoring for Grenada in the 11’ by receiving a through ball and finishing with her left foot for a 1-0 Grenada lead.
Bahamas hung tough, though, and just minutes before halftime they managed to pull level 1-1 when Janeka Edey pulled up from about 40 yards out and hit a perfect shot that floated over the fingertips of Grenada GK Keona Salandy and into net.
Grenada managed to wrestle back control at the start of the second stanza and pulled ahead 2-1 in the 47’ thanks to Melania Fullerton, who pounced on an attempted clearance and fired into goal.
Thompson then scored her second of the day in the 55’ to extend the Grenada lead to 3-1 by collecting a pass and skillfully rounding Bahamas GK Melina McClure before finishing for the goal.
Thompson then completed her hat trick in the 72’ by stripping the Bahamas defense of the ball, avoiding McClure and calmly slotting into an empty net for a 4-1 advantage that held until the final whistle.
