Gusties Grit Out 1-0 Win on Saturday
The Gustavus Women's Soccer team earned a hard fought win against UW La Crosse this past Saturday. In a hard fought battle of wills between the two teams it was in fact the heat which proved to be the most worthy opponent.
After a slow start in which La Crosse pressed the Gusties back line and tested goalkeeper Caroline Olson early, but both proved up the the task. Once the Gusties finally gained some momentum and were able to move the ball, playing the Gustie Tempo things began to break open a bit. It was Amanda Cartony who found Maddison Ackiss all alone up top to get the Gusties on the scoreboard. Ackiss would take a few touches and put away a beautiful shot that hit off the far post and into the back of the net for the Gusties lone goal of the game.
The Gusties would mount a few more powerful attacks in the first half, with La Crosse doing the same, but both goalkeepers were up to the task. It was clear at half time that the heat was draining on the team, but the entire team was resilient and battled through.
The second half was a defensive battle for the Gusties, gritting their teeth and working hard as La Crosse continued to press. Maddison Ackiss even cleared the ball off the line after a corner kick that had gone past goalkeeper Caroline Olson. She scores goals and saves them! The Gusties were able to mount a few more offensive attacks and hold the ball in La Crosse's end a bit, especially in the waning minutes of the game. A true testament to the team, it was a battle!
Our outside backs Leah Brossoit and Estee Berg proved how mentally tough they were lasting the entire game with a "Feels Like" heat at the end of the game hitting 100 degrees. As Coach would say, "be a big dog" and we definitely had a team full of very big dogs on Saturday!
The Gusties now look ahead to their game at Martin Luther on Wednesday.
Ackiss Lifts Women’s Soccer To 1-0 Win Over UW-La Crosse
Posted on September 7th, 2013 by Tyler Grey
First-year Maddison Ackiss (Fairbanks, Alaska) scored the contest's lone goal.
La Crosse, Wis. – In her first collegiate start, Maddison Ackiss (Fy., Fairbanks, Alaska) scored her second goal of the season midway through the first half of Saturday’s women’s soccer match to lift the Gusties to a narrow 1-0 victory over UW-La Crosse. The win is Gustavus’ second in a row and lifts the Gusties to a record of 2-1-0 on the season. Meanwhile, the Eagles drop to 1-2-0 on the year.
After recording three points (1G, 1A) in Monday’s win over UW-Stout, first-year forward Maddison Ackiss kept her offense going with a goal in the 20th minute on Saturday to give the Gusties all the breathing room they would need in the 1-0 victory. Amanda Cartony (Sr., Stillwater, Minn.) set the play up by crossing the ball in front to Ackiss, who finished off the left post to score the match’s only goal.
“We came out and played well to start the match,” stated head coach Laura Burnett-Kurie. ”We had great ball movement and that’s really what led to the goal. We broke down the right side where Amanda Cartony took advantage of a defense that was over shifted ball-side and found Maddi on the back side. She took a couple of touches and did a fantastic job of finishing off the post and in.”
After leading in the shots category 11-10 at halftime, Gustavus was outshot 12-3 after the intermission. Even with the disadvantage, the Gusties held the Eagles scoreless in the final 45 minutes and recorded their first shutout since October 3rd of last season when they defeated Hamline 1-0.
“Our back line and our goalkeeper came to play today,” mentioned Burnett-Kurie of her team’s defense. ”Our two outside backs, Estee Berg (Sr., Stillwater, Minn.) and Leah Brossoit (Sr., Rochester, Minn.), played the whole game and really stepped up when we needed to make a play. Caroline also played really well in net. It was great to see her get her first shutout.”
For the game, UW-La Crosse held the advantage in shots (22-14) and corner kicks (11-0), but Gustavus goalkeeperCaroline Olson (Jr., York, Pa.) was up to the challenge, making seven saves on the afternoon in the first shutout of her collegiate career. Olson played all 90 minutes in net to receive the win and improve her record to 2-1-0 on the year while UW-La Crosse Goalkeeper Ashley Tracy suffered the loss.
“It was great to see the leadership that we have step up today,” finished coach Burnett-Kurie. ”Today was our first test this season having to really grit out a win. We showed that we not only had the guts and guile to do so, but also the mental toughness it takes to play a full 90 minutes.”
The Gusties will be back in action on Wednesday, Sept. 11th when they travel to nearby New Ulm to take on Martin Luther College at 3:00 p.m.
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