WAVERLY, Iowa – #18 women's soccer moved to 8-1-1 on the season and 2-0 in American Rivers Conference play after a 2-0 defeat of Coe College Saturday, Oct. 2.
The Knights spent the majority of the first half in attacking territory and played stingy defense throughout the whole match. The Kohawks were not able to record a single shot in the half. The Orange & Black attempted 13 shots in the first and four of them were on goal, but none found the net.
The first goal of the match came early in the second half when
Rachael Christmann beat the keeper and scored her first career goal for the Orange & Black to make it 1-0 in the 48
th minute coming from a
Sarah Campbell assist. The assist is Campbell's fourth of the season.
Wartburg would tack on another goal in the 71
st minute after
Emily Fontana buried a shot in the top left corner to push the Knights lead to 2-0. The goal marks back-to-back goals for Fontana.
The Knight's defense would continue to smother the Kohawk attack in the second half to hold on for a 2-0 shutout win. Coe finished the match with just one shot, and it was on goal.
Marissa Lopez played 86 minutes in goal tonight and recorded a save on the Coe's only shot in route to her fifth shutout win of the season.
Next Time Out
The #18 Knights are back in action tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 3 as they travel to Grinnell, Iowa to face Grinnell College in a non-conference match scheduled for 3 p.m.
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