LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan faced an old conference foe and earned a shutout victory as the Prairie Wolves blanked College of Saint Mary 2-0 in women's soccer action on Tuesday night (Sept. 20) at Abel Stadium.
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The Prairie Wolves move to 4-5 as they complete the non-conference portion of the schedule. NWU will now move into Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday when they host Loras College in the homecoming match.
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NWU wasted little time getting on the scoreboard in the match.Â
Kaitlyn Sullivan took advantage of a Flames foul and converted a penalty kick in the 4
th minute to put the Prairie Wolves up 1-0 at the 4:05 mark.
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Carah Criner added to the Prairie Wolves total with a goal at the 10:09 mark as NWU got ahead 2-0. The match looked like it would be a high scoring affair as the Prairie Wolves had two goals in the first ten minutes. However, NWU would not score again making the final total 2-0.
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Goalkeeper
Madi Francis recorded another shutout victory in goal for the Prairie Wolves as she got three saves.
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Nebraska Wesleyan finished the match with 10 total shots in the match, compared to only four for the Flames.
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