Chicago, Ill — Women's Soccer came away with the Senior Day win as they defeated Wisconsin Lutheran 2-0 on Saturday. The Scarlet Hawks finished with a 23-7 shot advantage and put nine shots on goal while recording the shutout. The Scarlet Hawks recognized their graduating seniors in a on field recognition ceremony before the kickoff. The Scarlet Hawks are 11-4-0 overall and 8-0-0 in conference play. The Warriors are 9-3-0 overall and 4-3-0 in conference play.
How It Happened
Kayla Thomas put the Scarlet Hawks in front at 1:25 off an assist from
Eva Narvarte, and
Kayla Hampton followed with a save on Morgan Bluhm during a quick Warriors response. Hampton added another save on Ava Collyard in the 18th minute before
Grace Yager put a shot on frame and later scored at 21:51 from
Leena Almeqbeli to extend the Scarlet Hawks lead to 2-0. The Scarlet Hawks kept pressing through the middle of the half, with
Tvesa Vathulya hitting the right woodwork at 27:22 and Narvarte,
Leyna Yonehara and
Elisa Salcedo forcing saves from Sam Schroeder during an eight-shot stretch. The Scarlet Hawks did not add another goal before halftime, but the pressure carried through the final third of the half after the early two-goal start.
The Warriors put the first shot of the second half on frame at 45:22, but Hampton made a diving save on Emma Adema's attempt; the Scarlet Hawks followed with corners at 47:35 and 49:23 around a
Kaitlyn Walsh shot, then Hampton stopped Joleigh Blahnik at 51:46 before
Avery Sealey forced a Sam Schroeder save,
Gabrielle West missed left and the Scarlet Hawks earned another corner at 55:10. A stretch with fouls on both teams followed, and after Hampton saved Gracie Schmidt's try at 59:23, the Scarlet Hawks generated chances from Walsh, Narvarte, Yonehara, Vathulya and Sealey through 72:58, with Schroeder saving Vathulya's shot at 70:40. Salcedo put a shot on frame at 81:24 before the Scarlet Hawks' ensuing corner, and after Narvarte shot at 86:03, the Warriors earned a late corner before
Chloe Lemanowicz saved Julia Ash's attempt at 88:32 as the Scarlet Hawks closed out the 2-0 win.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Kayla Thomas
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- one goal
- game-winning goal
- one shot on goal
Grace Yager
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- one goal
- two shots on goal
Kayla Hampton
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- five saves
- 80:49 in goal
- no goals allowed
Eva Narvarte
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- one assist
- four shots
- one shot on goal
Leena Almeqbeli
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- one assist
Warriors Top Performers
Sam Schroeder
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- 7 saves
- 90:00 minutes
Emma Adema
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- 2 shots, 1 on goal
Game Notes
- The Scarlet Hawks improved to 9-0 lifetime against WLC.
Up Next
The Scarlet Hawks travel to River Forest, Illinois, to face Dominican University on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 3 p.m.
