MADISON, WIS. – Women's Soccer hosted a NACC Tournament Quarterfinal Sunday. As the third seed, they took on the sixth-seeded Marian Sabres at Edgewood University Field at Reddan Park. An early goal followed up with a stout defense helped the Eagles (15-4-1) advance to the NACC Tournament Semifinals with a 1-0 victory over the Sabres (8-8-4).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A beautiful corner kick from
Reaghan Spencer was headed in by
Kamy Luecke at 3:29 for the lone goal of the afternoon.
- Edgewood University held the Sabres to just four shots on goal.
Emma Swenson stepped up in goal with four saves in a complete game shutout.
- The two squads kept on the pressure late into the 90 minutes. After a shot on goal from Marian at 77:53,
Greta Blau and
Megan Hines kept the Sabres on their toes at 78:18 and 78:52. Marian's last hope of forcing overtime was at 88:33, but Swenson snuffed out a shot on the bottom right to help the Eagles advance.
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Riley Haertle paced the Edgewood University offense with three shots on goal in 90 minutes of action.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- With the victory, the Eagles advance to the NACC Semifinals for the first time since the 2016 season.
- The NACC Quarterfinal victory was the first of
Derek Helmer's tenure as head coach.
UP NEXT
Edgewood University will travel to the second seed MSOE Wednesday in a NACC Tournament Semifinal showdown. First kick is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Milwaukee, Wis.
