LIVONIA, Mich. - Chelsey Chambless scored twice in a span of 5:40 in the first half to lift Madonna University (11-5-1) to a 2-0 soccer victory over Aquinas (MI) (8-4-3) on Saturday, Oct. 24, in Livonia. The Crusaders remained unbeaten in conference play at 8-0-1.
Molly Cote supplied the assist as Chambless opened the scoring at 18:52. Chambless struck again unassisted at 24:32, giving Madonna a two-goal cushion that held the rest of the match. The Crusaders entered halftime with a 4-2 advantage in shots and had earned both of their corner kicks before the break.
Madonna paired that early finishing with a shared shutout from Grace McCormick and Addison Beil. McCormick played the opening 45 minutes without facing a shot on goal before Beil took over at halftime. Beil stopped Khloe Koelling at 57:00, then denied Savannah Reese at 71:42 to protect the lead as Aquinas matched Madonna with three second-half shots.
The Crusaders continued testing Aquinas goalkeeper Claire Fogarty late in the match. Amarra Blattner put a shot on target at 73:41, and Marlena Ballnik forced another save at 86:33. Chambless sent a final attempt wide right at 86:45 and finished with three shots in 62 minutes. Avery Topinka contributed two shots in 32 minutes.
Madonna finished ahead 7-5 in shots, 4-2 in shots on goal and 2-1 in corner kicks. The Crusaders committed 11 fouls without receiving a card, while Aquinas committed 12 fouls and received yellow cards for Tia Rita Daher at 24:29 and Reese at 86:30.
With Madonna winning the 2026 WHAC Regular Season Championship, they have secured the number one seed in the upcoming WHAC Women's Soccer Tournament and will play the number eight seed on Saturday, October 31st. Time is to be determined, but the Crusaders will have home-field advantage throughout the tournament.
