Macalester vs. Loras statistics | Video clips from the match: The game-winner by Guitierrez | Bardwell's fourth goal of the year  | Bardwell stopped by the Loras keeper

Lauryn Gutierrez (Jr., Hickory, N.C. / St. Stephens) scored off an Emily Humphreys (Fy., Eau Claire, Wis. / Memorial) free kick in the 78th minute as Macalester capped a successful weekend by beating Loras 2-1 in Dubuque, Iowa, just one day after topping UW-Platteville by the same score. The unbeaten Scots move to 4-0-1 heading into their MIAC opener, while Loras drops to 3-2-1.

Macalester tallied the first goal at the 29:42 mark when Emily Bardwell (Jr., Denver, Colo. / East) scored her team-leading fourth goal on a Maddie Mette (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) assist.

Loras, which has already defeated MIAC strongholds Carleton and St. Thomas, knotted the score at 1-1 17 minutes into the second half.

The game-winner by Gutierrez was her third-goal of the season and second game-winner.

Mac goalkeeper Tressa Versteeg (Jr., Pella, Ia.) made four saves to post her third win of the year and has a 0.47 goals against average in four starts.

Macalester's conference opener will be a very challenging one as the No. 16-ranked Scots travel to Moorhead on Wednesday (Sept. 16) to take on No. 22-ranked Concordia (4-0).