MARION, Ind. - After a 1-1 thrilling tie with No. 2 Spring Arbor, No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan women's soccer have been crowned co-champions of the Crossroads League regular season. Both squads conclude the season with a 7-0-2 record, but Spring Arbor secures the No. 1-seed heading into the conference tournament with a better goal-differential. This marks the 15th regular season championship of the program and the second of the Daniel Seiffert era.
With a 0-0 scoreline at the half, Spring Arbor got on the scoreboard first with a goal in the 76th minute. IWU prevailed in the 86th minute with an equalizer from Mallory Krueger, assisted by Ashley Townseld.
- Location: Marion, Ind. | IWU Soccer Field
- Records: IWU: 13-1-4 | SAU: 14-0-2
- NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #7 | SAU - #2
- After four shot attempts, IWU was even with SAU at 0-0 entering the second half.
- Spring Arbor capitalizes to take the lead in the 76th minute.
- IWU tied the match after Ashley Townsend found Mallory Krueger to put it in the back of the net in the 86th minute.
- 17: Mallory Krueger's fifth goal of the season results in a team-high 17 points recorded through the end of the regular season.
- 16: With Ashley Townsend's second assist of the year, she improves to 16 points so far this season
- 4: All four corners for IWU occurred in the first half.
- "We knew it was going to be a tough game and I'm really proud of how we responded after their goal." said Mallory Krueger. "It was a great way to cap the season and we look toward to the conference tournament."
- "I'm really proud of our team's effort and relentlessness today," said Head Coach Daniel Seiffert. "Spring Arbor is a quality side and for our girls to come out and compete for 90 minutes was really encouraging to see. Being Co-Champs of this competitive league is a testament to our team's hard work. This year, we have played 5 of the top 11 teams in the country, and this group is battle tested and continue to fight for each other. More than that, they love each other well as teammates, and they love using this game of soccer as an act of worship to God. We are excited for post season play to begin!"
- IWU will begin the Crossroads League Quarterfinals on Saturday.
- Links for tickets, video, and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.
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