Leavenworth, Kan.— USM women's soccer (1-6-1) fell 5-0 to Oklahoma Wesleyan (9-0) in a tough mid-week match Wednesday, October 14th, at Berkel Memorial Stadium in Leavenworth, Kansas. OKWU's Nielsen broke the scoreless tie with the eventual winning goal at 26:44.
Bre'Ella DeMaranville made five saves before the opening goal, including four in a stretch from 15:00 to 16:14.
Nir Darjee sent the Spires' first shot wide at 23:37 before Nielsen scored off an assist from Simoneau. Nielsen added a second goal at 33:31, with Broquard providing the assist, to give the Eagles a 2-0 halftime lead.
The Spires also received four defensive saves from its field players.
Taylor Heim stopped a shot at 30:37, while
Allena Collins helped anchor the back line making clearances at 36:09 and 45:00 to prevent further first-half scoring. Collins added a third defensive save at 49:02. DeMaranville finished with six saves in each half while playing all 90 minutes.
The Spires threatened with consecutive shots on goal eight seconds apart in the second half.
Diana Aguilar's attempt at 57:32 was cleared by Lofnertz, and Heim followed at 57:40 with a shot cleared by Aguirre. Simoneau then extended Oklahoma Wesleyan's lead to 3-0 with an unassisted goal at 61:27.
DeMaranville stopped Broquard twice late before the Eagles Welker scored at 81:51 off Broquard's second assist. Darjee, who led USM with three shots, forced a save from Martinez at 83:09. Welker completed the scoring at 83:54 on an assist from Rosas, and DeMaranville recorded a 12th save at 88:55.
The Spires generated four of its five shots after halftime, with Aguilar, Heim and Darjee each putting one attempt on goal. Oklahoma Wesleyan finished with advantages of 28-5 in shots, 21-3 in shots on goal and 6-1 in corner kicks. The Spires moved to 1-6-1 in conference play, while Oklahoma Wesleyan improved to a clean 9-0 in KCAC action.
Coming Up…
The Spires have a huge weekend ahead of them as they host the York University Panthers for
Senior Day this Saturday, October, 17th. The Spire women will celebrate their seniors with the first match set to begin at 1 p.m.
