Box Score
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women’s soccer team claimed its third straight Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament Championship today on Saints Field as they edged out the Northland College LumberJills by a 1-0 final.
The Saints scored the lone goal of the game just 13 minutes in to the match as
Angie Groh (Sr.-Andover, Minn.) scored her eleventh of the season with assists from
Beth Flesvig (Sr.-Proctor, Minn.) and
Melisa Entinger (Sr.-Mound, Minn.).
From there, the game became a defensive struggle as both Saints goalkeeper
Erin Olejnicak (So.-Brainerd, Minn.) and the Jills’ Katie Mahoney each made three saves to keep the score at 1-0 entering the final minutes.
The game became chippy in the 85th minute , as three yellow cards and one red card were assessed in 29 seconds, but the Saints held on to their one-goal lead to clinch the victory and their sixth overall UMAC Tournament champion.
With the loss, The LumberJills fall to 15-4-1 on the season, while the Saints, now 17-3-2 on the season, will wait and see their fate for their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The teams will be announced Sunday evening in ncaa.com. The bracket will follow on Monday.