Soccer Opens Home Slate
With 1-0 Win
August 26,
2008
BOX SCORE
LIVONIA,
Mich. - - The Madonna women's soccer team opened its 2008 home slate with a
dramatic 1-0 win over No. 17 Houghton College on Tuesday at Greenmead Field. The
win improves the Crusaders to 2-1-0 on the season, while the Highlanders open
the season at 0-1-0.
The first
45 minutes was played mostly in the midfield with just two shots being
registered - neither on goal - both by Houghton.
The second
half saw the offense pick up as MU's Brit Warner was tested in the 48th minute
but made a scoop save to keep HC off the board. Shannon McIntyre had the
Crusaders' next chance, but Erin Asquith was quick to snare that shot to keep
the game scoreless.
Hannah
Swift got Warner to come off of her line and her shot got past a sprawling MU
kepper but Lia Melasi was there to boot the ball out of harms way and keep the
Crusaders and Highlanders even.
In 89th
minute, HC was whistled for a foul inside its own 18-yard box and Andrea Johnson
stepped up to take the penalty kick for Madonna. The senior calmly stepped to
the penalty spot and sent her shot to the right, past a diving Asquith for the
game's only score.
The
Crusaders are off until Tuesday when they make the short trip to Schoolcraft
College for a scrimmage. The Crusaders will entertain the University of Detroit
on Friday Sept. 5th at 4pm.
POST GAME
QUOTES
Head coach Paul Thomas on the change in play from the first half to the
second
"I think mentality. They are a great team and come in with a good reputation. I
think we over thought that and played like we didn't want to give up a goal, not
like we wanted to score a goal. In the second half we went out and were by far
the best team and got what we deserved."
On the break
before the next set of games
"It will help us get healthy and let us refocus and work on a few things we took
from our first three games."
Contact:
Patrick Moore, Sports Information Director
(734) 432-5834
pimoore@madonna.edu
