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Apr. 3, 2021 - In their third match in a seven day span, the Loras College women's soccer team (3-0-0, 3-0-0 A-R-C) took on the Central College Dutch in an American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) showdown at the Rock Bowl. Payton McDonnell set up three of the four Duhawk goals on the day, leading the match with a season-high three assists to tie her career-high. Saturday afternoon sees the Duhawks improve to 3-0-0 on the season to sit atop the A-R-C standings.

The Duhawks struck first in the 13th minute of the match on a corner kick with McDonnell taking the kick. McDonnell placed a perfect ball in the box for Emily Perhats who put it past Central goalkeeper Leann Grandia to head into halftime with a 1-0 lead. 

The second half saw Loras pile on three more goals to their lead with the first goal of the half coming in the 62nd minute on another corner kick from McDonell, this time to Savannah Johnson for her first goal of the season. Ten minutes later, Brynn Jacobi charged the ball down the right side of the field and centered a pass to sophomore Abby Eriksen who put the shot in the back of the net to pad the Duhawks lead further at 3-0. A foul in the 78th minute gave the Duhawks a free kick, seeing McDonnell record her third assist on the day after sending a pass on the set piece to Erin Rieckens for her first goal of the season. 

Loras put heavy pressure on Central's keepers, getting off 38 total shots with 15 on net to Central's five total shots. Eriksen put four shots on net alone for the Duhawks while Jacobi and Johnson each added three apiece. Perhats had two shot on net and Caitlin Farrell, Rieckens and Kylie Hulsbrink notched one each. Keeper Kyndal Kells made easy work of the Dutch offense, saving the one shot she faced on net to record her second clean sheet of the season. 

The Duhawks are scheduled to take on the University of Dubuque Spartans in a cross-town showdown on Wednesday, Apr. 7. The match is slated to begin at 5:00 PM at Oyen Field in Dubuque, Iowa.