Box Score Bourbonnais, Ill. - The Marian women's soccer team earned their first win away from Ascension St. Vincent Field on Monday night, as the Knights scored a 2-0 Labor Day win over Olivet Nazarene. The win elevates the team's overall record to 4-1 as Marian continues to navigate their non-conference slate.

The Knights went on the offensive in the first half, dominating possession for the majority of the opening period of the game. Olivet Nazarene took the opening shot of the game in the third minute, but after Lily Ames denied the attempt on goal, the ball lived on the Marian end of the pitch. Sammie King and Erin Kelly took the first shots of the game for the Knights, but were unable to slide their attempts past Meegan Randall. Layla Brown and Kiley Jones also took looks toward the goal, but to no avail. The Tigers would not take their second shot attempt until the 36th minute of the match, doing little to counter Marian's control of the game as the attempt was high of the cross bar. 

Katie Koger took the final of 11 shot attempts in the first half for Marian, missing high, as the match remained scoreless at the halftime stoppage. Koger took three attempts in the first half alone. 

Similar to their Holy Cross match just five days prior, Marian responded from their scoreless first half with two quick second half goals, growing a commanding 2-0 lead within the first 15 minutes of the half. Naomi Walters sparked the first scoring play, driving the right side of the pitch before settling back and setting a pass to the middle of the field. Layla Brown intercepted the ball and dropped a subtle touch to Sienna Mullen, who charged in and struck her first collegiate goal to the back of the net, giving Marian a 1-0 lead in the 50th minute of the match. 

Six minutes later, the Knights struck again, this time setting the scoring chance from beyond the midfield line. A throw-in from Olivet Nazarene was redirected to Katie Koger, who played a long pass ahead for Naomi Walters. Walters made her move, beating the nearest defender with three dribbles before blasting a shot past Randall, netting the Knights' second goal of the afternoon to provide the 2-0 lead. 

Marian's lead would be firmly in hand after Walters' goal, with Marian aiming to add to their total as the half wore on. Walters and Lizzie Chlystun each had a pair of shots on goal within 20 minutes after the lead grew to two, and Olivia Parmer added to the team's shot numbers with attempts of her own. Unable to get another goal to their total, Marian slowed their attack and limited Olivet Nazarene touches, sitting on the 2-0 score for the final 10 minutes as the Knights sealed the win.

The Knights ended the evening with a commanding 22-4 lead in shot attempts, taking 11 in each period with 11 total shots on goal. Neither of the Tigers shots in the second half were on target, as Ames ended the night with one save as she moved to 2-0 on the year. Mullen's goal came on her only shot attempt of the match, and was her first collegiate goal. Walters' score was her fourth of the season, as she ended the night with three looks on goal. Chlystun led the team in shots with four, and Brown, Koger, and Parmer each took three. Brown's assist was her first as a Knight, while Koger collected her fourth on the year.

Marian will observe another five-day gap in their schedule until returning to play, traveling to Lima, Ohio, on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. contest with Northwestern Ohio. A reserve team match will follow the first team action.

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