SPRING ARBOR, MICH. - The Marian women's soccer team fell Saturday afternoon to Spring Arbor. The Knights move to 10-1-2 overall this season, 4-1-1.
The match started slowly, with the first shot coming in the 13th minute from
Olivia Parmer but falling short against the Cougars' defense. Both teams' defenses continued to shine, with no shots on either side for the next 20 minutes.
Sophia Dawson was the next to fire off a shot saved by the goalie, keeping the game 0-0. Spring Arbor was able to fire off their first shots in the 40th minute but came up short against
Lily Ames' defense in goal, keeping the score 0-0- going into the half.
The Knights were quick to strike out of halftime with a goal from Parmer to take the 1-0 lead. Spring Arbor fired off another shot but came up short to Ames, but quickly followed up with a goal in the 58th minute to tie up the game 1-1. Marian attempted to counteract the goal with five shots, but all came up short, with Parmer and
Allie Tredway's shots saved by Spring Arbor's goalie. After the Cougars became man down on the field,
Jordan Love fired off a shot, but it was saved by the goalie. After firing off two shots that were saved by Ames, Spring Arbor fired off a second goal to take a one-goal lead. Marian fired off two more shots, but they ended up a bit wide, falling 2-1 to Spring Arbor.
Olivia Parmer led the team, firing off five shots, with three on target and one in goal.
Sophia Dawson and
Allie Tredway both fired off a pair of shots. In goal,
Lily Ames took the loss and recorded four saves in the match.
Marian will be back in action next Saturday as they travel to Marion, Ind., to take on No.3 Indiana Wesleyan at 1 PM.
