OCT. 16, 2014 • VOL. I • NO. VIII
LORAS WOMEN’S SOCCER 1450 ALTA VISTA, DUBUQUE, IA 52001 // WWW.DUHAWKS.COM
2014 SCHEDULE
JIM NAPRSTEK, WOMEN’S SOCCER SID • JAMES.NAPRSTEK@LORAS.EDU • OFFICE: 563.588.7407
QUICK HITS
OVERALL: 8-6 (HOME: 4-4, AWAY: 4-2, NEUTRAL: 0-0) IIAC: 3-1 (HOME: 2-1, AWAY: 1-0)
PREVIEWING THE NORSE...
AUG 29
@ #19 UW-WHITEWATER
W, 1-0 The Norse welcome the Duhawks to Decorah on Saturday for what could prove to
AUG 31
VS. #4 WASH.- ST. LOUIS
L, 2-0 a 13-1 record and are currently on a four-game winning streak. On September
SEP 2
@ CARROLL
W, 2-0
SEP 5
VS. AUGSBURG
L, 2-1 Melisse Chasse leads Luther on the scoresheet with nine goals and 10 assist.
SEP 7
@ AUGUSTANA
W, 2-1 the Norse have leaned on a tandem of keepers, with Molly Hilgart posting a 7-1
SEP 10
@ CARTHAGE
L, 3-1 0.93 Goals Against Average. Lauren Thormodsgard comes off a week where
SEP 13
@ ST. OLAF
W, 3-0
SEP 14
@ ST. BENEDICT’S
she earned Iowa Conference Women’s Soccer Defender of the Year honors. Her return to the field resulted in two shutouts, one over UW-Eau Claire and one L, 3-1 over Buena Vista.
SEP 20
VS. #4/#3 WHEATON
L, 2-0
SEP 24
VS. UW-PLATTEVILLE
W, 2-0 Concordia-Moorhead on Monday afternoon. The Cobbers, who are members
SEP 27
VS. CENTRAL*
OCT 1
VS. DUBUQUE*
OCT 4
VS. BUENA VISTA*
W, 6-0 An early season setback to Wheaton (Ill.) on September 6 kickstarted a 10-
OCT 11
@ SIMPSON*
W, 5-0 the Cobbers outscored their opponents 20-4.
OCT 18
@ LUTHER*
3:00 PM Leading the Cobbers on the scoresheet this season is Elizabeth Robinson who
OCT 20
VS. CONCORDIA- MINN.
3:30 PM
enters Monday’s contest with six goals and one assist, including three gamewinning-goals.
OCT 25
VS. WARTBURG*
5:00 PM
TRUESDALE’S BRACE LIFTS DUHAWKS TO 5-NIL WIN...
OCT 28
VS. COE*
5:00 PM on Saturday with a 5-nil win over Simpson College. Moments after a header by
SENIOR NIGHT
IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
NOV 1 NOV 5 NOV 8
FIRST ROUND SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONSHIP
NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
NOV 14-16 NOV 21-23 DEC 5-6
REGIONALS SECTIONALS FINAL FOUR
be a major factor in this year’s Iowa Conference Tournament. Luther enters with 27, the Norse were upended by Coe College, 1-0.
Her 28 points are 10 more than her next closest teammate, Ellie Bunz. In goal, record. In 777 minutes in goal, Hilgart has turned away 20 shots and boasts a
PREVIEWING THE COBBERS...
Just two days after playing Luther, the Duhawks will turn around and host
of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), suffered just their second defeat of 2014 on Wednesday against Bethel University. They enter L, 3-2 (2OT) Monday’s contest with a 11-2-1 record. W, 2-1
game unbeaten streak that saw the Cobbers go 9-0-1. In that span of 10 games,
The Loras Women’s Soccer team improved to 3-1-0 in the Iowa Conference
senior Alexa Eggert soared over the crossbar, junior Katie Trusedale netted the eventual game winner in the 7th minute to kick start the Duhawks offense.
TBA TBA TBA From the opening whistle, play was dominated by the Duhawks, resulting in a
final shot advantage of 19-1. After Truesdale’s winner in the 7th minute, junior Ailish Rispin doubled the advantage in the 18th minute, scoring from 10 yards TBA out on the left wing.
TBA TBA In the 49th minute, Trusedale doubled her goal total on the day, recording her
ninth winner of the season. On a free kick, Eggert placed the service into the penalty area, allowing Truesdale to dribble around her mark and send home the tally. The fifth and final goal of the match came in the 57th minute when Truesdale ripped a scorcher and benefited from a redirection in front of goal, resulting in an own goal.