WATERTOWN, Wis. — Five different goal-scorers highlighted the scoreboard today, as the Sabercats had their way with Andrews for a 7-0 win.
Alayna Smith and Amelia Schroeder both scored two goals while Sara Herrera logged her first career goal as the Sabercats (7-7-0) beat Andrews (2-10-0) for the second game in a row.
HIGHLIGHTS
OVERVIEW
- Result: Maranatha 7-0 Andrews
- Venue: Maranatha Baptist University
- Location: Watertown, Wis.
- Attendance: 71
- Record: MBU (7-7-0), AU (2-10-0)
STORY
Andrews "parked the bus" at times by putting most of their team deep in their defensive end, but that didn't stop the Sabercats from scoring early and often. Smith and Schroeder found space in the Cardinals' penalty area to score two teams each - putting the Sabercats up 5-0 early to make a commanding opening statement. Schroeder's goals came from the left side of the penalty area while Smith scored from close range both times. Smith provided the assist for Danelle Habegger in the first half to complete the scoring.
Going into halftime, the Sabercats had all of the shots, all of the goals, and all of the momentum.
After a couple of close chances went begging in the second half, Herrera broke through for the sixth goal around the one-hour mark. The grad student's shot came from the top of the box, as her first-time, right-footed shot went bouncing through traffic for her first career goal.
Byers' turn came with about 10 minutes left in the game, as she tapped in from close range from a Faith Dargy assist after a scrum in the Cardinals' penalty area.
It was an afternoon to remember for the Sabercats, who move back to 7-7 for the season.
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Maranatha Starters: 0- Dodd, 2- Habegger, 4- Wilson, 6- Warner, 7- Smith, 8- Bishop, 9- Prigge (C), 10- Byers, 11- Schroeder, 13- Schmidt (C), 20- Herrera
STATS
- Shot Count: Maranatha 40-0 Andrews
- Schroeder: Now has 19 career goals
- Schroeder: Now has 7 goals in 4 games against Andrews
- Smith: Now leads the Sabercats in points (19) and assists (7)
- Herrera: First career goal
- Byers: Fifth goal of the season
- Last time: Maranatha won 4-1 in Michigan last week
- Series: The Sabercats now lead the all-time series 4-0
OPPONENTS
- Faith competes in the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association North Region (Dll)
- Faith recently received votes in the NCCAA Top 5 Coaches' Poll
- Faith lost to Crown in the first round of the 2023 NCCAA North Region Tournament
NEXT
The Sabercats host Andrews University on Monday for a 3:00 PM (CDT) kickoff. Follow along at mbusabercats.com/schedule.
