Mount Vernon, Ohio - The Marian women's soccer team scored a crucial late season win Wednesday night in Crossroads League play, as Olivia Parmer's second half goal vaulted the Knights to a 2-1 win over Mount Vernon Nazarene. The win gives Marian an 11-2-3 overall record, as they move to 4-2-2 in the league standings.

Marian's offense came out firing with Sophie Decker and Grace Crawford firing shots on goal in the first 16 minutes of the match, as the ball moved back and forth through the midfield. In the 19th minute the offense broke through with their third shot of the game, as Katie Koger drilled an unassisted goal past the Cougars' keeper to provide Marian with an early 1-0 lead. 

Mount Vernon returned fire on the Knights in the ensuing 10 minutes with a pair of shot attempts, one that Lily Ames was able to save in goal. Ames was unable to save the Cougars' fourth shot of the first half though, as Alexis Hoffman snuck a ball past the keeper and leveled the score in the 35th minute of the match. The score would hold at a 1-1 draw at the intermission, with each team taking one shot in the final 10 minutes of the half.

Koger and the Knights came out firing to start the second half, as she fired a pair of shots on goal in the first five minutes while Delaney Taylor followed with an attempt that was blocked. In the 62nd minute freshman Olivia Parmer subbed in, and delivered within moments as she scored in the 66th minute to push Marian in front 2-1. The goal lifted Marian to a lead, and the team continued to pester the goal as Gretchen Mallin, Crawford, and Koger ripped shots on the net. 

Ames would have to withstand a short run of shot attempts by the Cougars in the second half, but nothing the freshman couldn't handle as she kept a clean sheet in the second half. Marian's defense prevented any Mount Vernon shot over the final 12 minutes of the match, as they clamped to their 2-1 victory.

Koger took a team-leading four shot attempts with three looks going on goal, including the first goal of the match. Parmer took three shot attempts in the game with all going on target, scoring the game-winner for the second time this season. Mallin and Crawford would finish with two shots each of Marian's 15 total attempts. Mt. Vernon would finish the game with nine shots and just three total on goal, with Ames making the save on two of them.

Marian will look to win their third consecutive match on Saturday, as they host their senior day match at 2 p.m. against Huntington.

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