ST JOSEPH, Minn. - The College of St. Scholastica women's soccer team battled through a hard-fought 90 minutes of Wednesday afternoon but came up short in a 4-0 loss at Saint Benedict in MIAC play.
The Saints held strong through the opening half, with goalkeeper
Rylee Senich (Cloquet, MN/Cloquet HS) making four key saves to keep the game scoreless at the break. St. Scholastica generated chances of their own, putting up five first-half shots, including looks from
Ashley Herold (Lakeville, MN/Rosemount HS) and
Peyton Mathiasen (St. Cloud, MN/St. Cloud Cathedral HS) that tested the CSB defense.
Out of halftime, Saint Benedict struck quickly with a goal in the 47th minute, then added another in the 59th to pull away. Despite trailing, the Saints kept pushing forward, with second-half efforts from
Kaitlyn Sautter (Princeton, MN./Princeton HS),
Mariah Hernesman (Duluth, MN/Duluth Marshall HS), and
Hannah Holm (Elk River, MN/Elk River HS) forcing saves from the CSB goalkeeper.
In total, the Saints tallied 12 shots with six on target, while Senich finished with seven saves against 25 shots faced.
St. Scholastica moves to 2-5-2 overall and 0-1-1 in MIAC play. The Saints will look to regroup and build momentum heading into their match up against St. Olaf on Saturday. That game starts at 3:30 pm on Kenny Harkins' Field.
