Dubuque, Iowa – The Central Methodist University women's soccer team suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday afternoon, to one of the newest members in the Heart of America Athletic Conference; Clarke University. The Crusaders topped the Eagles 1-0 in Dubuque, Iowa.
With the loss, Central falls to 9-1-1 overall, and 3-1-1 in The Heart. With the victory, Clarke University improves to 4-5-1 overall, and picks up their first win in conference, moving to 1-3 in The Heart.
Following a scoreless first 45 minutes of play, the Crusaders from Clarke University looked to attack in the second half. Kelsey Szymanski took advantage following a CMU foul in the 48th minute, and found the back of the net to give Clarke a 1-0 lead.
That lead would hold for the remaining 40 plus minutes, and Clarke would claim the 1-0 victory.
Central Methodist outshot Clarke 16-9 in the match, with 14 of CMU's shot going on goal. Nicki Noreen (SR/Bartlett, Ill.) led CMU with three shots on the evening.
Freshman goalkeeper Ashlynn Freeman (FR/Moberly, Mo.) to the tough-luck loss in goal for CMU, stopping four of the five shots she faced.
The road won't get any easier for Central, as they travel to Baldwin City, Kansas this Wednesday for a 6pm match at 18th ranked Baker University. CMU returns to Fayette next Sunday October 9th, to host William Penn University at 4:30pm.
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