Marian University Ind.

Marion, Ind. - The Marian women's soccer team closed out the week in a 2-2 draw with Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon. Olivia Parmer and Jordan Love led the way each recording one goal in the match. Marian moves to 10-2-3 overall on the season and 4-2-2 in the Crossroads League after the draw. 

Indiana Wesleyan opened the scoring with two shots in the opening 10 minutes, but Marian quickly countered with a goal from Olivia Parmer on an assist from Lauren Maresh to take a 1-0 lead. The Wildcats pushed back with a shot that was a tad high, then followed up two minutes later with a goal to level the game 1-1. Sophia Dawson and Allie Tredway fired off a couple of shots, with Dawson tallying two. Jordan Love was able to follow up, reaching the back of the net off of a pass from Liz Fischer to take back the one-goal lead over the Wildcats. The Knights continued to attempt to extend their lead, firing off six more shots but falling short against Indiana Wesleyan's goalie. The Wildcats fired off one more strike in the final minute of the first half, reaching the back of the net and bringing the match to a 2-2 draw going into halftime.

Indiana Wesleyan opened up the second half with a trio of shots before Marian was able to maintain control. The Knights followed up with a shot from Erin Kelly that hit the crossbar and a shot from Love that was blocked by Indiana Wesleyan's defense. Sammie King took a strike a minute later but went a tad to the left of the goal. The half continued to go back and forth, with Ava Sivadat's shot being saved by the Wildcat's goalie and Indiana Wesleyan's shot going just high off the goal. In the final 15 minutes of play, Marian took five more attempts at a goal, with Kelly's shot being saved by the goalie, Allie Tredway, and Love's shots being blocked, and a pair wide from Parmer ending the match with a 2-2 draw.

Olivia Parmer led the way with five shots and one goal while Jordan Love recorded four shots and one goal. Erin Kelly, Sophia Dawson, and Ava Sivadat each had two shots on the day with Sivadat's both being on target. Off the bench Allie Tredway also recorded four shots in the match up. Lauren Maresh and Liz Fischer each recorded one assist in the match as well. In goal Lily Ames played all 90 minutes recording one save in the match. 

Marian will be back in action next Wednesday, October 28th as they close out the regular season and host Saint Francis at 7 PM at Ascension St. Vincent Field.