ST. PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus women’s soccer team concludes Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season play as it travels to St. Paul, Minn. Saturday afternoon to take on Hamline University.
The 10-6-1 (4-5-1 MIAC) Pipers host the 10-5-2 (6-4 MIAC) Gusties at 11 a.m. at Paterson Field. The Black and Gold recently clinched a MIAC playoff spot for the second straight season.
Last time out
The Gusties are coming off a 3-0 senior day victory over Concordia College on Tuesday. Co-captain Sophie Leininger (Jr., Plymouth, Minn.) had a career-high game with two goals and an assist to lead Gustavus.
Around 12 minutes into the game, Maddison Ackiss (Sr., Fairbanks, Alaska) took a shot and Leininger buried the rebound to tally her first goal of the season. Leininger added another goal at the 24th minute mark when Emily Skogseth (So., Burnsville, Minn.) centered the ball to Leininger, who put a shot into the top left corner of the goal.
At the 32nd minute, Ackiss recorded her team-leading ninth goal of the season to give Gustavus a 3-0 cushion with a great shot from 30 yards out, registering a goal in three-straight games. Leininger was credited with the assist on the goal to notch her fifth point of the game, which was an individual game high for Leininger and the Gusties.
The series
Saturday’s game marks the 26th all-time meeting between Gustavus and Hamline. The Gusties own a 23-2 overall record over the Pipers. Last season, the Gusties took down Hamline 1-0 in overtime at Gustie Soccer Field.
For the foes
Hamline most recently fell by a score of 1-0 at Bethel University. First-year forward Kaley Roberts leads the Pipers and sits among the top-five scorers in the MIAC with nine goals and five assists on the season. Senior goalkeeper Amy Ramras has started in all 17 games and is near the top of the league with a .844 save percentage and a 0.88 goals against average.