Notables
-First season-opening victory since the 2012 season and first road win in a season opener since 2008
-The Saints last played Hamline in 2003
 
ST. PAUL (csssaints.com) - The St. Scholastica women's soccer team used two first half goals to defeat Hamline University 2-1 on Tuesday at Paterson Field to open the 2015 season.
 
The Saints got the scoring started in the 32^nd minute when Leah Hamm (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS), the team's leading returning scorer, buried a pass from Peyton Bacso (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS (Minnesota-Duluth) ) to make it 1-0.
 
In the 41^st minute, freshman Becca Rancour (Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS ) made it 2-0, beating the keeper on a breakaway. The Saints out-shot Hamline 7-3 in the first 45 minutes.
 
Alicia Williams cut the CSS margin to 2-1 six minutes into the second half. The Pipers kept the pressure on, striking the crossbar eight minutes later.
 
Hamline had a pair of corner kicks and a shot on goal in the final three minutes of the contest, but the Saints prevailed 2-1.
 
Kelsey Reeves (Eagle River, Alaska/Eagle River HS ) stopped four shots to earn the victory. St. Scholastica had a 10-9 shots advantage in the contest.
 
Up Next
The Saints will have their home opener this weekend when it hosts the Advantage Emblem Cup at Saints Field. CSS opens with Concordia College-Moorhead on Friday and then faces the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Saturday. All the game can be seen live on Saints Sports Net.