Women’s Soccer

APPLETON, Wis. — The Grinnell College women’s soccer team scored in the 14th minute and held on for a 1-0 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Whiting Field West.

Maddie Gray took a pass from Eva Smith at the 13:47 mark, and her shot slipped in just inside the post for the game’s only goal.

Jordan Young played the first half in net for the Pioneers (11-5-1, 6-2-1 MWC) and picked up two saves and the win. Katy Oldach made a pair of saves in the second half. Dani Glass stopped eight shots for the Vikings (5-8-1, 3-4-1).

Grinnell had a 17-7 edge in shots.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s soccer team rode a great defensive effort to a 1-0 Midwest Conference victory over rival Ripon College on Wednesday at Whiting Field West.

Keli Muchowski scored the game’s lone goal in the 70th minute to provide the winning margin for Lawrence (5-7-1, 3-3-1 MWC).

Lawrence goalkeeper Dani Glass made 10 saves, including a spectacular save off a shot at point-blank range. Defender Amanda Ollerer headed another ball away that was headed for the back of the net.

Lawrence defender Genna Matt did a superlative job on Ripon star forward Brandi Peltier. Marking Peltier one-on-one, Matt held Peltier to two shots on goal, and one of those shots came off a free kick.

Lawrence got the lone goal when freshman Casey Merkle took a ball from the right sideline and dribbled toward the penalty box. She found an open Muchowski, who rifled the ball past Ripon goalkeeper Sidney Blodgett at the 69:36 mark.

Blodgett made seven saves for Ripon (8-6-1, 4-3-1), which saw its hopes of a Midwest Conference Tournament berth dealt a serious blow by the loss.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Grinnell College.

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WATERTOWN, Wis. — Keli Muchowski scored the only goal of the match as the Lawrence University women’s soccer team downed Maranatha Baptist Bible College 1-0 in a nonconference contest.

Muchowski, a junior forward, scored at the 17:43 mark for the only tally of the match. Muchowski put a shot over the head of Maranatha goalkeeper Michala Marino from about 45 yards out.

Lawrence goalkeeper Dani Glass stopped four shots to pick up the shutout. Marino made six saves for Maranatha (8-7-0).

Lawrence (4-7-1) outshot the Crusaders 17-7.

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APPLETON, Wis. — A penalty kick in the second half was the difference as the UW-La Crosse women’s soccer team downed Lawrence University 1-0 in a nonconference match on Sunday at Whiting Field West.

The game was scoreless until Lawrence was whistled for a handball in the penalty box at 76:05. Jamie Ochsenwald converted the penalty kick to give the Eagles (3-8-1) the lead for good.

Ashley Tracy made three saves for La Crosse to earn the shutout. Dani Glass made eight saves for the Vikings (3-7-1).

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BELOIT, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s soccer team went on the road Saturday and picked up a 2-2 overtime tie with Beloit College in a Midwest Conference match.

The Vikings (3-6-1, 2-3-1 MWC) dominated the play and fired 32 shots at the Bucs (2-9-1, 0-4-1).

Lawrence got on the board first when Keli Muchowski scored on a penalty kick in the 20th minute. The lead didn’t last as Beloit struck back with a little more than five minutes so the teams went to the break tied at 1-1.

Casey Merkle gave Lawrence the lead back just 24 seconds into the second half when she scored off a pass from Liza Girsova. Beloit tied it again on Felicia Carlson’s goal in the 69th minute.

Dani Glass stopped 13 shots for Lawrence, and Alex Spirov had 19 saves for the Bucs.

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MADISON, Wis. — A penalty kick in the 58th minute proved to be the difference as the Edgewood College women’s soccer team downed Lawrence University 2-1 in a nonconference match on Wednesday at Breese Stevens Field.

Jenna Mineau broke a 1-1 tie when she coverted a penalty kick for the Eagles (9-2-1) at 57:58.

Edgewood had grabbed a 1-0 lead just 2:45 into the match when Jennifer Dailey scored. That lead didn’t last long as Casey Merkle scored off a cross from Anita Babbitt at the 4:05 mark.

Tori Fortney made two saves to pick up the win for Edgewood, which had a 12-4 advantage in shots. Dani Glass stopped five shots for the Vikings.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s soccer team got three second-half goals and a superlative defensive effort to defeat Carroll University 3-0 in a Midwest Conference match on Sunday at Whiting Field West.

Lawrence goalkeeper Dani Glass made 19 saves to earn the shutout for the Vikings (3-5-0, 2-3-0 MWC).

After enduring 20 first-half shots from the Pioneers, Lawrence went on the counterattack in the second half. The Vikings grabbed the lead when Liza Girsova scored off an assist from Casey Merkle at the 51:16 mark.

The Vikings made it 2-0 on Rachel Hjortness’ first career goal at 71:44. Sarah Zaccarine picked up the assist for Lawrence. The Vikings sealed the victory when Keli Muchowski scored off an assist from Jenny Angeli at 82:42.

Erica Patterson made two saves for Carroll (5-6-0, 2-2-0), which fired 33 shots. Lawrence scored three goals on only nine shots, including five shots on goal.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Kelsi Smith scored less than four minutes into overtime on Saturday to lift the Monmouth College women’s soccer team to a 2-1 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University.

Smith scored off a cross from Unique Manns at 93:37 to keep the Scots (6-3-0, 3-0-0 MWC) unbeaten in conference play. Lawrence (2-5-0, 1-3-0) had battled back to force the extra period.

Lawrence trailed 1-0 after Andrea Correa’s goal in the 35th minute, but the Vikings tied it just 2:28 into the second half. Anita Babbitt scored off assists from Casey Merkle and Caroline Borst to make the score 1-1.

Samantha Barranco made four saves for the Scots, who had a 25-8 edge in shots. Dani Glass stopped 12 shots for the Vikings.

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