LIVONIA, Mich. - The Madonna Crusaders women's soccer team faced off against the No. 3 team in the nation in the Racers of the University of Northwestern Ohio. The Crusaders defense played well up until the very end when the Racers were able to get on the board for the only goal of the game and the 1-0 win.

The Crusaders have now fallen to 12-4-1 record and 7-3 in the conference, while the Racers improve to 15-1 on the season and 10-0 in conference play.

The Crusaders are currently sitting at fourth in the conference, but that may change tonight with other conference matches being played tonight.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The match started as a back and forth match as neither team was able to make a run. 
• The Crusaders were able to get some runs in the second half, but the Racer defense held tight
• The Racers had a chance in the 83rd minute to go up 1-0, but a nice save from Goalie Alex Thomas that went off the goal post kept the game scoreless.
• The Racers eventually were able to get on the board in the 87th minute and a nice pass from Kate Ayemang to Arianna Cirillo that she was able to get past Thomas for the only goal of the game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The shot column swung the way towards the Racers as they led 13-1 and 6-1 in shots on goal.
• Thomas made five saves on the day, in the loss while Lisa Venrath saved the only shot she faced
• The Racers led in corner kicks by a tally of 2-0

UP NEXT

• The Crusaders will travel to Grand Rapids for the final regular-season match-up of the season as they will go up against Cornerstone University on Saturday, Nov. 2 with a 2 PM kickoff.
• Live stats will be available at https://cugoldeneagles.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
• Live video will be made available at https://cugoldeneagles.com/watch/?Live=463&type=Live

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