Photos: McCoy’s hat trick leads No. 1 Colorado Academy past No. 3 Jefferson Academy

BROOMFIELD — Marin McCoy had a hat trick to lead No. 1 Colorado Academy girls soccer past No. 3 Jefferson Academy, 6-1, on Tuesday.

McCoy scored the first goal of the game in the 20th minute, but Jefferson Academy’s Alycia Wright answered nine minutes later.

In the 37th minute, CA’s Julia Murphy scored on a deep free kick, but it was called back on an offside call. Not to be denied, Murphy scored 20 seconds later, which opened the floodgates for the Mustangs. McCoy added her second goal two minutes later to end the half with her team up 3-1.

McCoy completed the hat trick with another goal in the 46th minute.

With the win, Colorado Academy clinched the league title with a perfect 9-0 record. They handed Jefferson Academy its first loss of the season.