St. Peter, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s soccer team will host St. Catherine University in a MIAC matchup on the Gustie Soccer Field on Tuesday at 4 p.m. After being defeated in its past three matches, including a 3-1 defeat to the University of St. Thomas on Saturday, Gustavus heads into the weekend at 1-8-3 overall and 0-4-2 in the MIAC. St. Catherine will come into Saturday’s contest at 5-6-1 overall and 2-4-0 in the MIAC after defeating Saint Mary’s University 2-0 in its last outing on Saturday afternoon in St. Paul.
Match Information
Field: Gustie Soccer Field
Playing Surface: Natural grass
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Last Time Out
Gustavus: St. Thomas was aggressive from the start, scoring its first goal less than two minutes into the game on a boot by Morgan McConachie from the top of the box at the 1:50 mark. Thirty minutes of play passed before Tommie forward Sydney Presley scored two goals within nine seconds of one another to put St. Thomas up 3-0 at the 32:48 mark and give the home team a comfortable lead heading into halftime. Gustavus forward Maddison Ackiss (So., Fairbanks, Alaska) scored her eighth goal of the season at the 58:08 mark to bring the Gusties within two, but Gustavus could not do anymore damage and the match ended with the score at 3-1 in favor of the Tommies.
St. Catherine: The Wildcats used a fast start – scoring twice in the opening 20 minutes – to defeat Saint Mary’s University 2-0 and capture their second MIAC victory of the season. St. Catherine midfielder Hannah Brown scored her second goal of the season when she beat Cardinal goalkeeper Victoria Perez off a pass from Julia Zyla to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead at the 9:55 mark. St. Catherine continued to pour on the pressure until defender Ellen Kokes gave her squad a sense of security with her third goal of the season – and second in as many games – at the 19:11 mark to give the home squad a permanent 2-0 lead.
Series History
Tuesday’s contest marks the 14th meeting between Gustavus and St. Catherine in women’s soccer. The Gusties hold the upper hand in the all-time series with a record of 8-3-2. Gustavus holds a slight edge in the past six meetings between the two teams, carrying a record of 3-2-1 during that span. Last season when these two teams met, it was Gustavus that came away with a 2-1 victory in St. Paul thanks to then-rookie Ackiss’s goal in the 87th minute that gave the Gusties the last minute goal they needed to secure a victory.
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