CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Knights (8-6-3, 3-3-1) defeated Coe (4-13-0, 1-6-0) 3-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 27 to close out regular season play.
Ella Turner,
Ava Gibson and
Claire Lienhard each scored for the Knights with assists from
Maddie Bowers, Lienhard and
Paige Lienhard. The Orange and Black finished with a 23-8 shot advantage, put eight shots on goal and recorded a shutout.
How It Happened
First Half
- After
Ella Turner recorded the Knights' first shot at 2:52 and Coe answered with two attempts, the Knights generated five shots and two corner kicks from 8:44 to 18:25, including
Claire Lienhard's shot off the top woodwork and
Lupita Lopez's saved attempt.
- In the middle of the half,
Tulla Jensen saved Katie Lindsay's shot at 22:24, the Knights earned another corner at 24:24 and Coe later had corner kicks at 27:40 and 29:12 during a stretch that also included four fouls.
- Turner opened the scoring at 33:09 off
Maddie Bowers' assist, putting the Knights ahead 1-0.
- The Knights added late pressure with saved shots from
Quinlin Cole and Bowers around a 40:16 corner kick, and carried the 1-0 lead into halftime.
Second Half
- The Knights opened the half with pressure, earning a corner at 45:39 and taking five shots before adding another corner at 57:00.
- The Knights resumed the attack in the 64th minute, with
Zaley Streeper putting a shot on goal, another corner following at 65:24 and
Ava Gibson scoring off a
Claire Lienhard assist at 70:38 to make it 2-0.
- Coe answered with a corner and a Katie Lindsay shot saved by Jensen, but the Knights added to the lead at 74:31 when Lienhard scored from a
Paige Lienhard assist for a 3-0 advantage.
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Kennedy Gustafson made a save on Elly Manning in the 83rd minute, and the Knights finished off the 3-0 win.
Top Performers
Claire Lienhard
- one goal
- one assist
- four shots, two on goal
Ella Turner
- one goal
- game-winning goal
- three shots, one on goal
Tulla Jensen
- two saves
- no goals allowed in 79:55
- earned the win
Ava Gibson
- one goal
- two shots, one on goal
Maddie Bowers
- one assist
- one shot on goal
Notes
- First career assist for Bowers
- Fifth goal and fifth assist of the season for C. Lienhard, both also the fifth of her career
- Third goal of the season and of her career for Turner
- Second goal of the season and of her career for Gibson
- Fifth career assist for P. Lienhard
- Ninth straight win over Coe; the Knights lead the all-time series 26-15-3
Up Next
Up next, the Knights will be on the road for the A-R-C Tournament Quarterfinals on Saturday, Oct. 31, at a time TBD.
