Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID

WOMEN’S SOCCER

MLC 6, UMM 1

NEW ULM – The Martin Luther College women’s soccer team had a stellar day on the MLC soccer pitch, blowing out Minnesota Morris 6-1. The Knights have now tied or won in six consecutive contests and scored a season-high six goals versus the Cougars.

Freshman Anna Kramer connected on MLC’s first two goals, scoring the opening goal in the 16th minute and her second in the 21st minute. Greta Mensching cashed in on her first goal of the season off a rebound near the net to make it 3-0 in the 31st minute.

Minnesota Morris put in its only goal of the game near halftime, around the 42nd minute, as the Knights entered the break up 3-1.

The score remained intact at 3-1 for much of the second period, but MLC gained some more momentum when they made it 4-1 after a penalty kick goal from Rachel Schoeneck.

MLC didn’t stop there and added on a couple more goals in the final three minutes of game time as Marissa Buege converted her shot into a score, while Schoeneck tacked on another for good measure in the final minute.

The Knights dominated the ball and doubled up the Cougars in total shots, 26-13, while holding a 16-2 advantage in shots on target, further showing how impressive the MLC defense played.

Five different MLC players got involved with assists (Julianna Koehler, Katie Schoeneck, Naomi Foley, Priscilla Boehm, and Ava Beilman).

Kramer now leads the UMAC in made goals (6).

MLC (6-2-1, 3-0) will look to remain undefeated in conference play as they head up to Northwestern for a road game on Saturday, September 27, at 4:30 p.m.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

BLC 3, MLC 0

NEW ULM – The MLC volleyball team played Bethany for the first time this season for a home conference match on Tuesday evening. The Knights battled, especially in the third set, but the Vikings’ balanced rotation proved to be too much for MLC, beating them 3-0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-19).

Bethany set the tone with some strong kills in the opening set and never trailed in it to record the double-digit victory. The Vikings then played an impressive second set and put together a hitting percentage of .464 on 15 kills and two errors.

In the final set, MLC presented some difficulty for Bethany’s attack and forced them into 10 errors on 34 total attempts. The Vikings gained a huge edge in kills 38-16 and had six service aces. Setter Abby Distad was vital in the Vikings’ success, recording 30 of her team’s 32 assists. Meanwhile, Riley Sammon made an impact at the front of the net, finishing with five of Bethany’s six blocks.

Lydia Feidt had a team-high in kills (6), digs (5, along with Anna Kieselhorst), and blocks (2) as Kourtney Zech led the Knights in assists (7). Zech also had MLC’s lone service ace of the night.

MLC (1-12, 0-1) will continue its home stand with a Friday night match against Crown College at 7 p.m.