LONGVIEW -- LeTourneau women's soccer team is on a roll, and Reagan Sandford notched a milestone.

The YellowJackets shut out Austin College, 4-0, Friday night at home as LETU picked up its third straight win.

"Heading into conference next week, I think we really have good momentum going forward," Sandford said on a night she recorded her first career hat trick. "Hopefully that will carry on through conference."

LeTourneau improved to 4-2 overall, while Austin College fell to 2-3-1.

Sandford scored a little less than eight minutes into the game when she deposited a pass from Kara Gipson into the back of the net to give the Jackets a 1-0 lead. That's where it stood at halftime.

The YellowJackets outshot the Kangaroos, 7-4, in the first half.

It didn't take long for Sandford to strike again after the intermission. She padded the lead to two after scoring on a setup from Skylar Thomassie 38 seconds into the second half. A little over three minutes later, Sandford collected the hat trick when she scored an unassisted goal.

"That was one of the best feelings I've had in my college career," she said.

Gipson added a goal in the 89th minute on an assist from Courtney Cole to put the game away.

LeTourneau outshot Austin College, 21-4. The YellowJackets had 15 shots on goal to the 'Roos' two. LETU goalkeeper Mackenzie Wilbanks made two saves in the win. Austin's Meredith Harris stopped 11 shots in the loss.

"It was a really awesome night," Sandford said. "Our whole team really put our hearts into it. It was a really great team effort."

The YellowJackets will open American Southwest Conference play 5 p.m. Thursday at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.