DUBUQUE, Iowa (Duhawks.com) - The 18th-ranked Loras women's soccer team ran its winning streak to eight on Sunday, defeating Simpson by a 5-1 margin. Freshman
Kiki Cabrera tallied her third goal of the season and added an assist to lead the offensive charge.
STARTING XI
00 - Coble / 4 - Schutz / 9 - Wright
10 - Mills / 14 - O'Neill / 18 - Stanfa
19 - Anderson / 21 - Bolnius / 23 - Walsh
24 - O'Neill / 28 - Brant
POST MATCH COMMENTARY
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
-Freshman
Brynn Jacobi opened the scoring in the 28th minute with her fourth of the year … Senior
Gretchen Schutz started the sequence with a throw-in that found the head of senior
Maura Walsh and after a flick-on by Walsh, Jacobi was waiting near the back post
-With less than three minutes remaining in the half, senior
Molly Stanfa capitalized on a Simpson turnover and immediately delivered the left-footed shot to the back of the net
-Senior
Lauren Bolnius' goal in the 51st minute opened a three-goal stretch in five minutes of play, ending with the second goal of the season for senior
Stephanie Harpenau
-Cabrera capped the scoring and tallied her third of the year in the 69th minute, tucking a bouncing shot inside the post, which made it 5-1 in favor of Loras
NOTABLES
-Schutz ran her career point total to 52 and is one point short of tying her previous season-best mark of 21, set last year … She also moved into a tie for seventh in program history with her 22nd career assist
-Bolnius registered her 30th career point and matched her previous best season point total (13)
-With her 15th assist of the season on Sunday, Mills moves into a tie for 10th all-time at Loras for career assists
FRIEDMAN GROUP PLAYER OF THE GAME - KIKI CABRERA
The freshman came on in the first half and made an immediate impact in the offensive third. She carried her confidence and momentum over to the second half where she was rewarded with a goal and an assist, bringing her season point total to seven.
UP NEXT
Loras heads to Waverly, Iowa on Tuesday for a showdown against Wartburg. The Knights are 3-1-2 in conference play and are coming off a 3-nil win against Luther on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m.
