Women's Soccer Archived Stories and Information

Saints struggle in pair of contests, return home for weekend
(October 18, 2008)

   Presentation College's Women's Soccer team struggled in a pair of contests on the road, falling to Martin Luther and Bethany Lutheran in a pair of UMAC contests.
   Presentation's lone goal of the weekend came in the 59th minute of action on Saturday at Martin Luther, as Sydney Goehring (Fr., Aberdeen) scored unassisted to bring the Saints back to a one-goal deficit at 2-1. However, Presentation would allow a pair of goals after Goehring's tally, and would fall to the Knights 4-1.
   Presentation, now 1-9 in the UMAC and 1-12-1 overall, will return to action on Saturday and Sunday in Aberdeen, as they play host to St. Scholastica and Northland College. Both games will be played at Saints Field on the campus of Presentation College. 

Saints fall at home, look to rebound this weekend on road
(October 15, 2008)

   The Presentation College Saints Women's Soccer team dropped a 9-0 decision on Wednesday afternoon to MIAC foe Bethel University. The Saints record now falls to 1-10-1 overall.
   PC will return to action this weekend, as they head to Bethany Lutheran and Martin Luther in a pair of road contests. Earlier this season, the Saints earned a victory over Bethany Lutheran in double-overtime, while falling to Martin Luther 2-0 a day earlier.

Saints road woes continue, drop pair of UMAC contests
(October 5, 2008)

   Despite struggling through some nagging injuries, the Presentation College Saints competed this weekend at Northland College and St. Scholastica, falling to multiple-goal defeats at each venue.
   Presentation would fall behind 2-0 in the first half against Northland College, and see that lead expand to a 6-0 final tally. The Saints struggles would continue in to Sunday, as they fell to St. Scholastica 5-1, but not before Christina Kusler booted in her first goal of the season in the final minute of play. Rachel Scott would also reset her own single-game saves record, as she stopped 28 shots in the contest. Scott now has 166 saves on the season, and is well on her way to snapping the single-season mark.
   PC will return to action on Friday afternoon in Aberdeen, as they host Northwestern College in a 1:00 PM match at Saints field.

Scott improves upon personal best and school record in saves, as Saints drop pair of UMAC games
(September 27, 2008)

   Rachel Scott (Fr., Aberdeen) continued her recent hot streak this weekend, as she stopped another 39 shots in a pair of UMAC games in which Presentation dropped to Crown (2-0) and Northwestern(3-1). Scott made a school-record 27 saves in Friday's game against Crown College, and followed that up with 12 more against Northwestern.
   Presentation's lone goal of the weekend came from Amanda Jensen (Fr., Watertown, S.D.) in the 79th minute of play against Northwestern off of an assist from Christina Kusler (Fr., Aberdeen).
   The Saints, now 1-5-1 overall, and 1-3 in UMAC play, will return to action this weekend, as they travel to Northland College and St. Scholastica for games on Friday and Saturday.

Presentation's Rachel Scott named USCAA National
Defensive Player of the Week
(September 23, 2008)

   After stopping 38 shots on goal last weekend in PC's conference-opening split, Rachel Scott (Fr., Aberdeen) has been named the United States Collegiate Athletics Association (USCAA) National Defensive Player of the Week for the week of September 15-21, 2008. Scott, who made a school-record 24 saves in Saturday's contest, helped the Saints to their first victory in nearly two years. For the full release, click here. Congrats Rachel!

Saints net first victory in nearly two
years, split on UMAC opening weekend
(September 21, 2008)

   The Saints women's soccer team snagged their first win in over 30 games on Saturday, as they defeated Bethany Lutheran College in a 2-1 double-overtime contest. Earlier in the weekend, the Saints fell at the hands of Martin Luther 2-0, with both games being played in Aberdeen.
   Saturday's game saw Presentation fall behind as Joelle Pipal scored just under two minutes into the second half after both teams had played a scoreless first half. The Saints would rebound however, as Sydney Goehring scored from 25 yards out to tie the score at one with less than 15 minutes to play. After playing through a scoreless first overtime, the Saints would find their game-winning goal in the 103rd minute of play, as Christina Kusler (Fr., F, Aberdeen) set up Amanda Jensen (Fr., M/F, Watertown) on a break-away that Jensen nailed from fifteen yards out.
   The Saints, now 1-3-1 overall and 1-1 in the UMAC, will return to action next weekend on the road, as they travel to play Crown College on Friday afternoon and Northwestern College on Saturday afternoon. The Saints will return home again on October 10th against the same Northwestern squad.

Saints sweep UMAC Player-of-the-Week Honors
(September 16, 2008)

   
Presentation College earned a draw thanks to efforts from UMAC Players-of-the-Week
Rachel Scott (Left) and Chelsey Stanley (Right).

   The Presentation College Saints swept the UMAC Player-of-the-Week awards this week, thanks to earning a draw in action on Saturday against North Central University.
   Rachel Scott (Fr., G, Aberdeen, S.D.) earned Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors after nearly posting the first shut-out of her career on Saturday. Scott made double-digit saves for the third time on the year, and narrowly missed out on posting her first career victory in the match. Chelsey Stanley (So., F, Groton, S.D.) scored the go-ahead goal for the Saints early in the first half, and narrowly missed on a pair of other shots-on-goal later in the game.
   The Saints, now 0-2-1 on the season, will begin UMAC Conference Play this weekend as they host Bethany Lutheran and Martin Luther on Friday and Saturday afternoons.

Saints hang on for draw against NorthCentral
(September 13, 2008)

   The Presentation College Saints Women's Soccer team battled to a tie - its first in nearly three years - on Saturday at a soaked Saints Field against non-conference opponent NorthCentral University of Minnesota.
   Presentation's first goal of the season was scored early in the first half, as Chelsey Stanley punched a shot through just seven minutes into the game off of an assist from Amanda Jensen. The Saints would hold the slim 1-0 lead for the entire first half, before succumbing to a Jennifer Cline goal just three minutes into the second half. Neither the Saints nor the Rams would be able to score again, and the game ended after a pair of scoreless overtimes.
   Presentation, now 0-2-1 on the year, will host Martin Luther College at home on Friday the 19th at 4 PM, followed by a game with Bethany Lutheran on Saturday the 20th at 2 PM. Both games will be played at Saints Field, on the campus of Presentation College.

Saints open year with pair of non-conference losses
(September 6, 2008)

    The Presentation College Saints Women's Soccer team struggled through a pair of tough non-conference losses to begin this season, first at the hands of Carthage College of Wisconsin at a tournament in Storm Lake, Iowa, and then to St. Mary's University of Winona, Minn.
     While the Saints have been bested in each of their first two contests, the team has shown some bright spots. First and foremost, the play of Freshman Goalie Rachel Scott (Aberdeen, S.D.) has been impressive in the early campaign. Scott, who anchored the past three Aberdeen Central Golden Eagle teams from in front of the net, has stopped 35 shots already in just two games, putting her on pace for a Freshman record at PC.
     The Saints, now 0-2 on the season, will return to action on Saturday afternoon against NorthCentral University at Saints Field in Aberdeen. Game time is scheduled for Noon.

Saints picked eighth in UMAC Coaches' Preseason Poll
(August 28, 2008)

     The Presentation College Saints will have some work to do in 2008, as they have been pegged eighth in the UMAC by the pre-season coaches' poll. St. Scholastica has been picked to repeat as the conference champions, after bringing home the title in 2007. For the full release, please click here.

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