Lebanon, Tenn. - The undefeated start to the 2025 campaign continued on Friday afternoon for the Marian women's soccer team, as the Knights defeated the Bethel (TN) Wildcats 4-2. The neutral site victory from Cumberland University improves the team's record to 4-0-0. 

The opportunistic Knights struck early, generating their first goal of the afternoon off of a Bethel turnover. The errant pass in the 10th minute from the Wildcats defender landed in the possession of Kylie Conrad, who instinctively turned the ball up pitch for Olivia Parmer. Parmer took a series of touches up the field before slashing the ball past the keeper in the lower right corner of the net, providing the first goal of the match.

Parmer again attacked the Wildcats in the 24th minute, as Laney Harshany played a long ball for her classmate from the Knights defensive third. Parmer gained possession on the opposite half of the field, and put on a series of moves before slicing in her second goal of the match. Marian's offense dominated throughout the first half, and in the 41st minute the team was awarded a penalty kick. Marian Corro Celma stepped in to take the PK, and was able to slide in her second goal of the week with the penalty securing a 3-0 first half.

Marian's stamp on the first half included a 10-2 edge in shots and a 5-0 lead in corners.

In the second half, Bethel would make a threat to the Knights, scoring the first two goals of the season on Marian. The first of which came in the 75th minute to make the contest a 3-1 score, but an immediate response was displayed by Marian, as Lauren Maresh found Kiley Jones off the restart with the senior cashing in her first goal of the year. The time between goals was a mere 13 seconds, as the defender pushed Marian in front 4-1. 

Bethel would score their second goal in the 88th minute of the match, but the score was too late to mount a significant comeback, as Marian remained in the driver's seat in closing of their 4-2 victory.

Marian ended the match with a 17-7 advantage in shot attempts and had three assists on four goals. Parmer scored her first two goals of the season on Friday, with her brace coming in a five-shot afternoon. Jones' goal came on her lone shot, while Corro Celma's second goal of the season came on her lone look of the afternoon. Katie Koger, Allie Tredway, and Sammie King each took multiple shots in the win. 

Lily Ames faced her first true test of the season in goal, allowing two goals on three of the Wildcats' shots on target. Ames would make one save in the win, improving to 4-0-0 in goal.

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