Notables
-CSS surrenders first goal in UMAC Regular Season play since 10/24/2018 (15 games)
-Shots: CSS-19, UWS-6
-Friday records 40th point of the season in just the sixth game
SUPERIOR, Wis. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's soccer team battled Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior late Tuesday night across the border and
Morgan Friday's (Duluth, Minn./Shattuck St. Mary's HS) goal in the 71
st minute broke a 1-1 tie to give the Saints the 2-1 victory.
How It Happened
The Saints took an early lead when
Hunter Zamzow (Duluth, Minn./Shattuck St. Mary's School) scored in the seventh minute to make it 1-0. The Yellowjackets (5-2-0, 5-2-0 UMAC) responded in the 22
nd minute with a goal to tie the contest at 1-1. It was the first goal allowed by the Saints against an Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) opponent in the last 15 regular season games. Later,
Kaiya Quam (Oakdale, Minn./Mounds View HS) hit the crossbar in the final minute of the first half, as the score remained tied at 1-1. CSS outshot UWS 10-4 in the first half.
St. Scholastica kept the pressure on Superior for much of the second half, but could not get a quality strike on target. It wasn't until
Karissa Beaston (Madera, Calif./Shattuck St. Mary's HS (Minn.)) played the ball forward and Friday sprinted past the defenders to be 1-on-1 with goalkeeper and slotted the ball into the back of the net to give the Saints a 2-1 lead with just over 19 minutes left in regulation.
The Yellowjackets' best scoring chance of the second half came in the final two minutes with a ball played into the penalty area, but UWS could not get a boot on it. They would also get a corner in the final 10 seconds, but the final shot attempt from 25 yards out sailed high and the Saints came away with a 2-1 victory.
Up Next
The Saints (6-0-0, 6-0-0 UMAC) will have their regular season finale on Saturday when they host the University of Minnesota Morris for Senior Day. Action is slated to begin at 3:30 p.m. at Saints Field.
