MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris women's soccer team closed out the 2020-21 season with a 3-1 loss to the University of Northwestern in the UMAC 3rd Place Match on Saturday at Big Cat Stadium. The Cougars end the year with an overall record of 6-5-0.

The match was more or less settled in the opening minutes. Megan Moeller decimated a shell-shocked Minnesota Morris defense with goals in the second and third minutes to give the visitors a 2-0 lead. The Cougars did well to grow into the match from there, but a save from Ellie Fryer on a close-range shot from Monica Calderon and a team save off the line on a header from Hannah Pedderson kept the Eagles out in front by a pair of goals heading to the break.

Moeller finished off her hat trick in the 60th minute, nodding home a header off of a free kick. The Cougars kept up the pressure and were rewarded in the 66th minute when Calderon was able to block an attempted clearance, outmuscle a Northwestern defender and then finish at a tight angle past Fryer to make it 3-1. Though plenty of time remained for Minnesota Morris, the team was unable to register another shot on target in the match.

Bernadette Cienik made 10 saves in the match to keep the Cougars in it. Calderon ended with six shots, while Pedderson had another three. The match was the last in the careers of Clara Fuentes, Sam Tate, Megan Tschida, and Rylee Whiteside.