Box Score ANGOLA, Ind. - It was the
perfect way to end the season for the Trine University
women's soccer team as they set a school record for MIAA
conference wins as they defeated Olivet College 2-0. The Thunder
finish their season 5-13-2 overall and 3-11-2 in the
conference.
Neither team was able to score in the first half
as the Thunder defense held the Comets to just two shots in the
opening period. Trine had several opportunities to score in the
half as they tallied six total shots.
The Thunder broke the scoreless game when
Meredith Beer (Ashland, Ohio/Ashland) put home her
first goal of the season. After Olivet committed a foul just
outside the box, Beer took the free kick from 10 yards outside the
box. Beer hammered the ball into the top right corner as the Comets
keeper was unable to jump high enough to knock the ball away.
Freshman Haley Johnson (Brownsburg,
Ind./Brownsburg) put the game away as she also scored her
first goal of the season. After fellow freshman Morgan Baldwin
(Amanda, Ohio/Amanda-Clearcreek) took the throw in,
Baldwin found Johnson alone inside the box. Johnson made a quick
move around the Olivet goalkeeper and pushed the ball just inside
the left post.
Olivet's best chance to score came late in
the second half as the shot from about 45 yards out hit the
post.
In goal for the Thunder, sophomore Kate Wegert
made two saves on the afternoon while earning her second
consecutive shutout.
Since becoming an NCAA member in 2004, Trine has
never amassed more than a single conference win in a season. The
Thunder were finally able to breakthrough against their MIAA
competition this season as all three wins came against different
schools. The five total wins is the most for a Trine women's
soccer team since the 2003 squad (the final team played under NAIA
scholarship rules), collected eight wins.