MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Macalester women's soccer team visited Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minn. for the Scots' eleventh and final MIAC matchup of the season on Friday, Oct. 30. The Scots put together a wire-to-wire win, scoring first, and ending the game in a 3-0 shutout. The Scots improved to 8-9 on the season and 6-5 in conference, while the Auggies are now to 2-11-2 1 overall and 2-8-1 in the MIAC.
The Scots started opened the scoring in the first ten minutes with a goal in the eighth minute on a well-placed lower-right hand corner shot. The goal was scored by sophomore
Lilly Staples (Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown) off an assist from junior
Ava Arredondo (St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park).
Macalester kept the scoring going by shooting another to put them up 2-0 in the 28
th minute with a goal by sophomore
Lindsay Edmonson (North Kingstown, R.I/La Salle Academy) in the high center of the goal. The goal was assisted by sophomore
Mikayla Edmunds (Falls Church, Va./Georgetown Visitation).
The Auggies could not stop the bleeding in the first half, as they added their third goal of the half to put the Scots up 3-0 in the 41
st minute. This time, junior
Erica Hamilton (Los Angeles, Calif./Palisades Charter) found twine, off an assist by first-year
Jane Rowe (Portland, Ore./St. Mary's Academy) and senior
Annelise McGee (Stonington, Conn./Stonington), finding the lower right-hand corner of the goal. The Scots closed out the half up 3-0, and leading in shots 11-3 in their dominant first-half performance.
Macalester did not add to the scoresheet in the second half, with shots finishing 4-3 in the Auggies favor, but they closed out their lead with a shutout with two saves from senior goalkeeper
Lily Salazar (Oakland, Calif./Bentley Upper School).
Edmonson now leads the team with five assists, followed by Edmunds who adds one to make three on the season. Edmunds also leads the team with six goals, followed by Hamilton with five.
This game marks the end of the regular season for the Scots, who will now begin their MIAC playoff play on Tuesday, Nov. 3 after securing a playoff berth last week win their win against Saint Mary's (Minn.).
Story by Sam Bloom
