MARION, Ind. - No. 15 Women's soccer falls to No. 5 Aquinas College in a hard fought battle, 3-1. The Wildcat defense held strong in the first half not allowing any goals from the Saints' pressure. Avery Sluss recorded four saves in the first half to keep the game tied at 0-0 going into the half. IWU scored the first goal of the game when Mallory Krueger found the net during the 53rd minute unassisted. Aquinas responded in the 59th minute with a goal of their own to tie the game back up at 1-1. After a hard back and forth fight between the two teams, AQ scored two more goals in the 78th and 84th minutes to win the game 3-1.

 

THE ESSENTIALS

• Location: Marion, Ind. | IWU Soccer Field 
• Records: IWU: 1-1 | AQ: 2-0
• NAIA Top-25 Rankings: IWU - #16 | AQ - #5

WHAT HAPPENED

• Avery Sluss and the Wildcat defense played tough and did not allow any goals from the Saints in the first half.
• Mallory Krueger scored her first goal of the season unassisted in the 53rd minute to put IWU up 1-0.
• Aquinas answered with goals in the 59th, 78th, and 84th minutes that gave them a 3-1 lead when the final buzzer sounded. 

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• 1: Mallory Krueger scored her first goal of the new campaign tonight.
• 6: Avery Sluss played valiantly in goal recording six saves on the night.

SEIFFERT PERSPECTIVE

• "Tonight is one of those matches that we will learn from. Every match is a learning opportunity and the one thing I learned is that this team has a lot of fight in them and will play until the whistle ends," said Coach Daniel Seiffert. "We especially want to thank all of the fans, students, faculty, staff, and community members who came out tonight! It was a great crowd and we really appreciated their support tonight! We will be ready to play this Saturday."

LOOKING FORWARD

• IWU plays next against Madonna University at home this Saturday, August 31st at 2:00 PM.
• Links for tickets, video, and stats are available at IWUWildcats.com.

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