Carleton College: 1-1

We opened up conference play this Wednesday against Carleton College in a thrilling 1-1 matchup. The girls were at it right from the get-go with Maddison Ackiss scoring the opening goal in the 6^th minute of play off of a great slotted pass from Junior Brittany Chase in behind the defense, calmly putting the opportunity away with a shot to the far corner bouncing off of the post into the net.

Once play opened up a bit, the girls began doing a great job pushing up the field from all positions, with our outside backs pushing up with midfielders as well as center back Emily Odermatt even posting her first shot on goal of the year!

Going into the second half, the girls were hungry for a second goal and showed it by getting in behind the defense numerous times, threatening the Carleton net time after time. Maddi nearly scored what would’ve been her third goal on the year off another ball in behind the defense, striking an absolute stunner that unfortunately bounced off the post in the upper corner of the net and we couldn’t manage to get onto the rebound. Other players too, were also pushing into the attack, as Britt nearly posted her first goal of the year on a great shot from the 18 that was narrowly tipped by the Carleton keeper and rebounded back off of the crossbar.

Our substitutes were also able to bring fresh legs onto the field in the second half, proving dangerous as well, with Jana Elliott connecting excellently with a volley, forcing the Carleton keeper to make a seemingly impossible save to keep her side in the game.

After 89 minutes of battling on the field, Carleton surged up the field with numbers and squeezed in a ball across the goal line which unfortunately found the back of the net, pushing the game into overtime.

After the overtime, the game ended 1-1, but hats off to the girls for a tremendous game and digging deep to find the legs to continue what was a very high energy game through the overtime periods. Girls were stepping up in every position on the field making big plays to keep us in the game, including Emily with a split second reaction header to prevent a Carleton goal in the first overtime period.

It a truly fantastic showing by the girls against a strong Carleton side, and still showing immense improvements from game to game. We’re now very much looking forward to our next match, coming up Saturday, September 20^th against Concordia College.

Women’s Soccer Plays Carleton To 1-1 Tie In First MIAC Contest

Posted on September 17th, 2014 by Nick Hoelmer

Gustavus keeper Caroline Olson allowed one goal and saved nine en route to a 1-1 tie with Carleton on Wednesday afternoon.

Northfield, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s soccer team opened its MIAC schedule with a 1-1 tie after two overtime periods in a match with Carleton College on Wednesday afternoon at Bell Field. With the tie, Gustavus moves to 0-3-2 overall and 0-0-1 in MIAC play. Carleton moves to 3-1-1 overall and 0-0-1 in the MIAC.

“It was a hard fought battle from both sides today,” said Gustavus senior defenderKarlye Smith (Eau Claire, Wis.). “We were persistent with our attacks and held them well on defense. The result isn’t what we would’ve liked, but we are proud for what we did today.”

Maddison Ackiss (So., Fairbanks, Alaska) got the ball rolling for the Gusties almost immediately when she was able to control a deflection off of Carleton goalkeeper Mikayla Coulombe and put it through at the 5:15 mark. Ackiss has scored each goal for Gustavus this season.

The match continued with strong defense from both sides and with one minute to play, it looked as though Gustavus would wrap up it’s first victory of the season. However, Carleton senior forward Ellie Wilson was able to catch a cross from teammate Bailey Ulbricht with less than 30 seconds remaining to score and tie the match at one-apiece. Overtime ensued, but neither team could find the net.

“After Carleton’s goal at the end of the match, we fought hard until the end of second overtime,” said Smith. “We never gave up and kept believing and that attitude is what is going to make us better as the season unfolds.”

Gustavus keeper Caroline Olson (Sr., York, Penn.) moves to 0-2-2 after allowing just the one goal and bringing in nine saves on the day.

The Gusties will be back in action on Saturday when Concordia College (5-1-0, 1-0-0 MIAC) will be in St. Peter for a 1 p.m. match at the Gustie Soccer Field.