SUPERIOR, Wis. – Wednesday evening saw the Yellowjacket women's soccer team played host to the fourth-seeded Cougars from Minnesota Morris. The 'Jackets found the back of the net early and rolled to a 4-0 victory, advancing to the conference championship match.
Match Notes
- Superior broke the scoring in the 11th minute of play, as Kasja Kovala (Winona, Minn./Winona) sent a ball down towards Niamh Larson (Brookfield, Ill./Riverside Brookfield), setting up Brook Judnick (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown) for the opening goal of the match.
- Larson logged goal number two for Superior at the 30th minute of play, taking a ball from roughly 30 yards away and sending it towards the upper portion of net. This logged her 11th of the season.
- Emma Wright (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji) fired one towards the upper right portion of the net at the 40th minute, tucking one over the shoulder of the Cougars goalkeeper for the 3-0 lead.
- Kovala logged a right-footed shot after gaining possession for the fourth mark for Superior, scoring at the 55th minute of play.
- In goal, Cayley Larson made four saves in a full 90 minutes.
- Judnick and Sophie Adler (Cottage Grove, Minn./East Ridge) led with four shots taken. As a whole, the 'Jackets took 32 shots in the contest.
The Yellowjackets will take on Northwestern this Saturday for the UMAC Championship. Action is set for 2:30 p.m. at SCCU Stadium.
