Gustavus Suffers 5-0 Loss in Northfield
The Gusties fell to the Carleton Knights today. The Black and Gold fell victim to two quick goals, one 52 seconds into the first half, and the second at the same mark of the second half. Though the Gustie's held the Knights to just the one goal in the first half, the second goal proved much more deflating as the team could never quite battle back into the game. A few forward rushes both halves had promise and created a few dangerous opportunities, but nothing the Gusties could capitalize on.
With optimism looking forward to more conference games, it has been proven time and time again that any team in the MIAC can be beaten on any day. Coach Burnett-Kurie said following the defeat, "even good teams lose, it is how they bounce back" that makes the difference. Gustavus looks ahead to Hamline on Wednesday, when the Gustie's will be back on their home Gustie Soccer Field at 4:00 p.m. to face the Pipers.
“We came out flat today,” said head coach Laura Burnett-Kurie. “We were reactive instead of proactive and when you do that, it is tough to be successful.”
The Gusties gave up the first goal 0:54 seconds into the match when Annika Ord took a pass from Ellie Wilson and finished off the left post for the first and only goal of the first half. The Gusties had opportunities throughout the remainder of the first 45 minutes of play, but were unable to capitalize.
The second half was all Carleton, as the Knights tacked on four more goals from four different players to push the final score to 5-0. Karlie Haug, Bailey Ulbricht, Madelaine Horn, and Alexandra Guy all scored in the final period for Carleton.
“Everyone loses games, but what makes a team good is how they bounce back for the next practice and game,” stated Burnett-Kurie. “There are going to be times this season when things don’t go our way, but it’s keeping our heads up and continuing to fight to reach the goals we set for ourselves at the beginning of the season that is most important.”
The Gustie women will get their next opportunity to work towards achieving those goals next Wednesday in St. Peter when they host Hamline University at the Gustie Soccer Field at 4:00 p.m.
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Women’s Soccer Falls 5-0 To Carleton
Posted on September 29th, 2012 by Tyler Grey
Northfield, Minn. - The Gustavus Adolphus women’s soccer team suffered a 5-0 loss to Carleton on Saturday afternoon. Five different players scored goals for the Knights, four of which came in the second half, that proved to be too much for the Gusties to overcome. With the loss, Gustavus moves to 4-5-0 on the season, and 2-3-0 in the MIAC. With the win, Carleton improves to 6-3-2 overall, and 2-2-1 in the MIAC.“We came out flat today,” said head coach Laura Burnett-Kurie. “We were reactive instead of proactive and when you do that, it is tough to be successful.”
The Gusties gave up the first goal 0:54 seconds into the match when Annika Ord took a pass from Ellie Wilson and finished off the left post for the first and only goal of the first half. The Gusties had opportunities throughout the remainder of the first 45 minutes of play, but were unable to capitalize.
The second half was all Carleton, as the Knights tacked on four more goals from four different players to push the final score to 5-0. Karlie Haug, Bailey Ulbricht, Madelaine Horn, and Alexandra Guy all scored in the final period for Carleton.
“Everyone loses games, but what makes a team good is how they bounce back for the next practice and game,” stated Burnett-Kurie. “There are going to be times this season when things don’t go our way, but it’s keeping our heads up and continuing to fight to reach the goals we set for ourselves at the beginning of the season that is most important.”
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