NEW ULM, Minn. - After a difficult start to the season, the Minnesota Morris women's soccer went on the road Tuesday and picked up their first win of 2018 with a 2-1 victory over Martin Luther in UMAC action in New Ulm.
The game appeared to go scoreless going into halftime, but the Cougars managed a late goal to take a lead going into the break. Abby Fluke launched in a shot from outside of the box in the 43rd minute to give UMM the 1-0 advantage.
Martin Luther tied the game with a Rachel Bitter goal in the first minute of the second half. It stayed 1-1 over the next 30 minutes until
Brooke Lorentz broke free for her second goal of the season in the 80th minute.
UMM goalkeeper
Megan Tschida faced three shots in the final 10 minutes making one save with two others going wide. She made four saves throughout the 90 minutes.
Minnesota Morris (1-5, 1-1 in UMAC) returns home to face Northland Saturday at 4:30 p.m. for the 20th anniversary season celebration.