MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris women's soccer team closed out the regular season with a 6-0 loss to the University of Northwestern in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference play Saturday evening in Morris, Minn.
The Cougars finished the conference season in fourth place with an overall record of 5-10-1 and a conference record of 5-6-1 in the UMAC.
Before the game, the Cougars honored nine seniors for Senior Day:
CJ Frear-Boerner,
Amiah LaFrinier, Kaitlin McElroy,
Jhazlyn Wynne,
Madysen Johnson,
Malia Totoris,
Rylie Lovec,
Aime Bustillos and Lilian Krueger.
It did not take long for the Eagles to get on the board, scoring in the first minute of action. The Cougars' first shot of the game came in the 10th minute on a low-driven attempt by
Rylie Lovec. Frear-Boerner kept UMM in the game with a handful of saves, but Northwestern added another goal in the 31st minute. Before halftime, the Eagles scored again to take a 3-0 lead into the break.
Northwestern started the second half quickly, scoring twice in the first four minutes before adding another goal in the 58th minute. The Cougars began to put pressure on the UNW goalkeeper, with their best chance coming from
Ashlynn Pollreisz, but her shot hit the crossbar. Neither team found the back of the net late in the game as the Eagles secured the 6-0 victory.
The Cougars tallied four shots in the game. Lovec recorded the team's only shot on target, Pollreisz had a pair of shots, and LaFrinier also recorded a shot. Frear-Boerner made 10 saves in the contest.
The Cougars begin postseason play on Wednesday in the UMAC Semifinals as they travel to the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Game time will be announced at a later date.
