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MEN'S GOLF
MARTIN FIRES 3-UNDER ROUND TO LEAD MLC TO PROGRAM RECORD
ST. MICHAEL -- John Martin carded a pair of birdies and an eagle on his way to a 3-under-par 69 to lead the men’s team at the University of Northwestern Invite on Tuesday.
He tied for the lowest round on the course, losing a scorecard playoff to Blu Anderson from UW-Superior, who birdied hole 13 to Martin’s par.
Martin, a senior, started on hole 16 and played the first 14 holes of his round bogey free, including going 3-under on the front nine at Fox Hollow Golf Course. Martin said hitting greens in regulation was key.
“The key to the bogey-free streak was hitting my irons on the green within 25 feet,” Martin said. “If the irons were off, then hitting good chips and making some clutch putts [was key].”
The highlight of the round came on the 513-yard par 5 fifth hole, which Martin eagled. He left himself about 190 yards in after his tee shot. He stuck the 6-iron approach to just 8 feet.
“The putt was uphill and caught the edge and dropped in,” Martin said.
Benjamin Pearson also shot under par on the front nine. He finished the day with a 1-over 73. Luke Latzke and Luke Krauklis were the final two counting scores for the Knights. Latzke shot 79 and Krauklis shot 80.
The team score of 301 was good for fourth place out of 13 teams and also set a program record for lowest 18-hole team score. It broke the previous record by six strokes.
MLC’s second team finished 13th. Freshman Ryan Pufahl led that team with an 80.
WOMEN'S GOLF
WOMEN'S GOLF FINISHES 6TH AT UNW INVITE
ST. MICHAEL -- The women’s golf team finished in sixth place at the Northwestern Invite at Fox Hollow Golf Course.
The Knights finished just three strokes behind Crown for fifth.
Junior Erin Pulice led the way with a 99, which included a front-nine score of 48. She had two pars.
Freshman Olivia Footh carded the team’s second-best score, a 104. She had a team-best four pars during her debut round.
MEN'S SOCCER
MEN'S SOCCER COMES FROM BEHIND TO BEAT BVU
STORM LAKE, Iowa -- MLC men’s soccer got its season off to a winning start on Tuesday night with a 2-1 win on the road against Buena Vista.
The Knights fell behind after just 6:14 when Beavers forward Jeramiah Rediske scored. That was one of seven shots attempted by BVU in the first 30 minutes.
“[We] gave up the one goal, but then weathered the storm, made some connections in the middle of the field and started to feel more comfortable in possession,” coach Nick Schmoller said.
That resulted in more opportunities for the Knights as the half wore on, culminating in a Silas Gawrisch goal in the 38th minute after Jonah Uhlenbrauck turned the Beavers over in their defensive part of the field.
MLC continued to gain momentum throughout the second half. The breakthrough finally came in the 78th minute when Joshua Krenke earned a corner kick on a shot that was saved.
Freshman Gabriel Habeck crossed in the ensuing corner kick, which Krenke finished at the back post, giving MLC its first lead.
The Knights earned the win despite being outshot 13-5. Schmoller credited goalkeeper Nicholas Russ as well as defenders Matthew Nelson and Noah Walta. Nelson played 90 minutes through the heat and humidity.
“The defense played very well together,” Schmoller said. “Nick had some huge saves.”
WOMEN'S SOCCER
KNIGHTS OPEN SEASON WITH SCORELESS DRAW AT BVU
STORM LAKE, Iowa – MLC returned all of its experience on defense. That experience was on full display as the Knights held Buena Vista to a scoreless draw on Tuesday afternoon.
Junior goalkeeper Maria Vik made five saves, including several acrobatic stops to keep the Beavers off the board.
In front of her, the defense of Ava Walz, Ella Ristow, Rachel McCaughna, Julianna Koehler and Kyah Rathje played physical defense, coach Tyson Zarnstorff said.
“The defense was very stout today,” Zarnstorff said. “They played extremely well.”
Despite not dominating possession, the Knights were able to carve out several chances. They forced BVU goalkeeper Maia Jaroch into five saves.
“Offense created several great chances,” Zarnstorff said. “Their keeper made some great one-on-one saves. We played hard in very tough conditions with the heat.”
Sophomore Anna Kramer and senior Katie Schoeneck each recorded a pair of shots on target.