ADDY BINK | SPORTS CORRESPONDENT
The women’s and men’s soccer teams brought home wins on Wednesday, but both lost on Saturday just before starting conference play next weekend.
On Wednesday, the women started slow against the MSOE Raiders until Ellie Lochner ’20 found the top shelf of the goal in the minute 31. In the remaining 14 minutes, the tempo changed for the Green Knights, but they went into halftime with only a 1-0 lead. Less than 10 minutes into the second half, Dana Schwab ’19 took a shot only to see it deflected by MSOE goalie Mary McFee. Thankfully, fellow midfielder Madalyn Sanderfoot ’19 was there to send the rebound into the back of the net. This gave the Green Knights the 2-0 lead that would give them the victory.
The Green Knights and the Raiders were matched on shots, with 13 each. The Raiders had a leg up on corner kicks, leading six to five. Goalkeeper Ally Magieras ’20 had five saves for the Knights.
The men started off behind 1-0 after Wisconsin Lutheran College scored within the first minute. However, it was short lived as Ben Prange ’20 scored off a free kick from Anthony Pineda ’20 in minute 14, drawing the score 1-1. Prange scored again in minute 28 with assist by Seth Boldt ’21, and a Ryan Hansen ’20 pass in minute 37 allowed Drew Checolinski ’19 to launch a goal from 27 yards out, putting SNC up 3-1. Twenty five seconds later, Jon Gregory ’19 scored off an assist by Brandon DiOrio ’20 giving the Green Knights a halftime lead of 4-1.
Sixty-four minutes into the second half, Hunter Sullivan ’18 scored a header off of an Anthony Pineda corner, boosting SNC ahead 5-1. Sullivan found the net again two minutes later from a give and go by Logan Block ’21. The goals continued to fly in as Ryan Hansen scored in minute 21, assisted by Jon Gregory, followed by Javier Gongora ’21 scoring from 32 yards out after a pass from Brandon DiOrio at the 78-minute mark, giving the Knights an 8-1 win.
The Green Knights outscored and outshot WLC, putting up 25 shots while WLC had only five. SNC took all four corner kicks of the game and allowed their keepers, Matt Pilewski ’21, Ben Holtzen ’21 and Max Handrich ’21, only one save.
Saturday proved unlucky for Norbs Nation. The women’s team faced a 1-0 defeat against the Dominican University Stars while the men’s team lost to the Carroll University Pioneers, 4-2.
Goalkeeper Ally Magiera saw plenty of action in the game Saturday, putting up 12 saves for the game. The Green Knights only put up three of their nine shots in the first half thanks to Monica Stephans ’19 and Madalyn Sanderfoot ’19. The second half was no better as the Stars took a 1-0 lead with which hey would finish. The Stars lead 16-0 in corner kicks over the Knights. This gives them a 3-4 record on the year as they look forward to next Saturday as they have their conference opener at Illinois College.
For the men, SNC led early when Anthony Masello ’20 headed an Anthony Pineda corner into the Pioneer net six minutes into the game, giving the Green Knights a 1-0 lead. This lead lasted until minute 23 as Carroll scored, tying the game going into the second half. Starting the second half, Ben Prange ’20 scored on a penalty kick, putting the Green Knights up 2-1. This lead held for only a couple minutes before Carroll scored off of a rebound. SNC never saw a lead again as the Pioneers scored in the 59th minute from 25 yards out and again in the 90th minute off a breakaway. Goalie Joshua Koleske ’20 had one save for the game. St. Norbert and Carroll each had seven shots while the Green Knights lead on corner kicks, five to two. The men will take their 3-3 record into their conference opener on Saturday at Illinois College.
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