INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - The Marian women's soccer team falls to No. 10 Taylor, closing out the weekend. The Knights move to 9-1-2 overall this season and 3-1-1 in the Crossroads League.
The Knights opened the match with five straight shots from
Olivia Parmer, who took one shot on target;
Sienna Mullen, who fired off three; and
Laney Harshany, who recorded one on target. Taylor was able to gain control of the ball, firing off a shot that hit the post. They were able to quickly counter with a shot that reached the back of the net, allowing the Trojans to take the 1-0 lead. The Knights attempted to strike back with a shot from
Sophia Dawson that was saved before Taylor took back-to-back shots to counter. In the remaining 12 minutes, each side went back and forth, with the Knights firing off five shots with two on target while the Trojans fired off a pair, ending the half with the 1-0 lead.
Marian opened up the second half with six straight shots, with
Elizabeth Lantrip taking one on target but coming up short to the Trojans' goalie. After Taylor fired off one that was blocked by a Knights defender. Marian took another three straight shots, with
Allie Tredway's goal being saved. The Trojans were able to get on the board yet again with another goal off of a foul from the Knights to earn a penalty kick and increase their lead to 2-0. Each team continued to go back and forth, with Marian recording three shots and Taylor recording three. Marian was able to benefit from an own goal from Taylor to decrease the margin to one with 19 minutes remaining. Marian took three final tries to tie up the game but came up short, ending with a 2-1 loss to Taylor.
Olivia Parmer led the Knights with five shots while
Elizabeth Lantrip and
Allie Tredway took four.
Ava Sivadat,
Sienna Mullen,
Sammie King, and
Sophia Dawson each took multiple shots in the match as well.
Marian will be back in action on Wednesday, October 14th as they take on Bethel at home at 7 PM.
