By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Fort Hays State Women’s Soccer notched its second-straight 1-0 win of the weekend on Sunday (Sept. 25) at Missouri Western. It was the sixth 1-0 shutout of the season for the Tigers as they imposed their strong defensive will on yet another opponent. Fort Hays State moved to 7-0-3 overall with all wins this season by shutout, and 2-0-1 in the MIAA. Missouri Western moved to 3-4-3 overall and 1-1-1 in the MIAA.
Both teams took five shots in the opening half with the Tigers placing two on goal and the Griffons placing one on goal. The match remained scoreless all the way to the 70th minute when the Tigers found good fortune on a loose ball bounding around in the box that came free to Gracen Chaney standing at the top of the box. Chaney rifled in a shot to the lower right corner to provide the only goal of the match.
FHSU finished the match with 10 shots to just eight for MWSU. The Tigers led the Griffons in corner kicks as well, 10-3, one of which set up the loose ball situation for the goal. Isabel Robben picked up her sixth individual shutout of the season, making two saves. Keeley Kroonenberg had four saves for the Griffons.
The Tigers head south on the road next weekend for another conference swing at Newman and Central Oklahoma.
Friday
MARYVILLE, Mo. – Fort Hays State Women’s Soccer posted its fifth 1-0 win of the season on Friday (Sept. 23), knocking off Northwest Missouri State. The Tigers moved to 6-0-3 overall and 1-0-1 in the MIAA, with all of their wins by shutout this season. The Bearcats slipped to 4-3-2 overall and 0-2 in the MIAA.
Fort Hays State produced the only goal of the match in the 51st minute when a corner kick by Montserrat Diaz found Britney Arneson in the box. Arneson directed the ball with her head to Sullivan Kelly just in front of the goal, who knocked it in for her first goal of the season.
The Tigers limited the Bearcats to nine shots in the match, while taking seven. Isabel Robben saved all three Bearcat shots on goal to pick up her sixth win of the season between the pipes. Tiger defenders Reilly Madden, Katie Puchino, Emily Reitz, and Megan Wiman all went the distance in the match for the Tigers, as well as midfielder Emily Hutchings to help Robben in the shutout effort. Bearcat keeper Lily Ellis had just one save in the match.