ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester College women's soccer team opened the 2024 slate by blanking the Eagles of University of Northwestern (MN), 5-0. The Scots showed out, having five different goal scorers to open the season with a 1-0 record.
 
For the first thirty minutes, both teams got a feel for each other, both taking chances down the field. However, once the Scots struck, they couldn't be stopped, totaling three goals in eight minutes. It started in the 32^nd minute, when first year forward Erica Hamilton (Los Angeles, Calif./Palisades Charter) scored her first career goal with an assist from sophomore midfielder/forward Gabriela Carrillo-Quinones (St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park). Then in the 35^th minute, sophomore forward Adi Nhouyvanisvong (Wayzata, Minn./Minnetonka) doubled the lead with an assist from senior midfielder Mikaely Evans (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South). Nhouyvanisvong assisted goal number three in the 40^th minute, which was scored by senior midfielder/forward Gabriela Valle (Compton, Calif./Chadwick School).
 
The second remained tipped in the Scots' favor. Sophomore forward Julia Hanson (Weston, Mass./Weston) scored in the 56^th minute, assisted by Hamilton. Another first year, midfielder Charlotte Martel (North Andover, Mass./North Andover), scored her first collegiate goal in the 59^th minute, assisted by sophomore midfielder Georgia LeWin-Mills (St. Paul, Minn./Breck School). Sophomore goalkeeper Abigail Heuga (San Francisco, Calif./Urban School of San Francisco) and senior goalkeeper Ashlyn Ryan (Seattle, Wash./Lakeside School) split time in goal, and kept Northwestern out of the game.
 
The Scots' next game will be Wednesday Sept 4 at 7:00 p.m. Macalester hosts Crown at Macalester Stadium.