INDIANAPOLIS - The Marian women's scored a senior day win on Saturday afternoon as they slipped past a pesky Huntington team, 2-1. With the win, the Knights move to 12-2-3 overall and 5-2-2 in Crossroads League play.
Marian were the first on the attack with
Katie Koger and
Delaney Taylor each firing off a shot in the first 10 minutes that force the HU keeper to make the save. It was not before the Knights found their first goal of the afternoon, as
Kiley Jones blasted a 30-yard free kick that soared over the goalie and into the back of the net to give Marian the 1-0 advantage at the 16:34 mark. The Knights continued to put pressure on the Forester defense with four more before HU found their first look of the day. Following the Foresters' single shot, Marian would continue to dominate possession the remainder of the half.
The Knights held a 12-1 shot advantage in the first half, helping them hold the 1-0 favor at the break.
Huntington came out hard to start the second half as they more than doubled their shot total from the the first half, but the Marian defense was able to hold off the attack. Marian put together a few good looks after three corner kicks and a shot on goal from Koger. After a slew of corners from Marian, HU was able to counter with Sophie Shepherd evening the score at 1-1. The Knights tried to respond, but Ireland Aerni came up big for HU stopping all the attempts put on frame. As time ticked by, the match was looking to be a 1-1 decision until Marian got a corner late in the game.
Gretchen Mallin sent one in the box that found the head of
Olivia Parmer, putting the Knights up 2-1 with under a minute to go.
In Marian's 23 shots, Koger led the way with eight, while
Grace Crawford had four, and Taylor had three. Parmer took two shots with one being the game-winner, while Jones' only attempt ended in the back of the net.
Lily Ames and
Mycheala Johnson teamed up in goal, making one and three saves, respectively.
Marian will be back in action at home on November 4 for the Crossroads League Quarterfinals as they await final seeding.
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