LIVONIA, Mich.- On a cool, rainy afternoon the Madonna University women's soccer team honored five seniors before the game, but it was Cornerstone University who celebrated at the end of the day as the Golden Eagles pulled out a 1-0 win at the Madonna Athletics Complex on Saturday afternoon. The loss drops the Crusaders to 12-4-2 overall and 7-2-2 in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference play while the Golden Eagles improve to 9-7-1 on the year and 5-5-1 in league action.
The loss drops Madonna to fourth in the WHAC standings and means they will host Siena Heights in the conference quarterfinals on Wednesday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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In the 13th minute, amongst a crowd of players, Alexys Riksen fired a shot on goal that hit the near post and snuck into the net for what proved to be the game-winner.
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There were only five shots in the first half, three for CU. It was a different story in the second half as MU outshot Cornerstone 15-3, but couldn't find the net in the loss.
INSIDE THE BOX
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The Blue and Gold outshot the Golden Eagles 17-6 in the contest which included a 10-6 edge in shots on frame. MU also had six corner kicks to Cornerstone's one.
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Megan Verant paced the offense with six shots, three on goal, while Nicolette Vultaggio and Jamie Moceri each took three shots with a combined four on goal.
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Goalkeeper Julia Stewart made five saves in the loss while her counterpart, Mikayla Johnson, made 10 stops in the contest.
MILESTONES TO WATCH
UP NEXT
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The Blue and Gold will welcome a familiar foe to the Madonna Athletics Complex on Wednesday, Oct. 31 as they host Siena Heights in the WHAC Quarterfinals at 2 p.m.
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The winner will face the winner of UNOH and Lawrence Tech on Saturday, Nov. 3.
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Live coverage will be available via the the Madonna Athletics Network at www.mucrusaders.com/live.
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