The Mount Rolls past Defiance to Stay Unbeaten in HCAC Play

Box Score DEFIANCE, Ohio - On Wednesday, October 20th your Mount St. Joseph University Lions traveled to Defiance College to take on the Yellow Jackets in a HCAC battle. The Lions got on the board early scoring twice in the first 6 minutes of play.  Their momentum did not stop there scoring three more times in the first half to secure the 5-0 victory. 

The Lions did not waste much time getting on the scoreboard scoring in just the 4th minute of play. Mckenzie Schneeman (Cincinnati, Ohio/Deer Park) scored again for the Lions, netting her 8th goal of the season and her 3rd straight game with a goal. Schneeman received a beautiful pass from Catherine Hatfield (Batavia, Ohio/Batavia) and finessed a shot into the top left corner of the goal giving the Lions a 1-0 lead. 

Just 2 minutes later the Lions found the net again. This time it was Julia Herzog (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) off a cross from Poetrie Bedgood (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley). Bedgood whipped a ball into the box from the right wing and Herzog then volleyed the ball over the goalkeeper's head to give the Lions an early 2-0 lead. 

After the second goal the Lions continued to control the match. In the 30th minute of play the Lions would increase their lead again. Ella Pittman (Harrison, Ohio/Harrison) would send a perfect through ball right to the foot of Kerigan Pollard (Greenfield, Ohio/McClain) who would sneak the ball just past the goalkeeper for her first career goal extending the Lions lead to 3-0. 

The Lions weren't done yet however, scoring again in the 38th minute. Haley Trittschuh (Dayton, Ohio/Butler) would gain control of the ball on the right wing and take it all the way to the box. Once in the box Trittschuh made a move and tucked the ball into the bottom right hand corner of the net giving the Lions a 4-0 advantage. 

Just before the half the Lions would net their fifth goal of the contest, all from different players. Mariah Briggs (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) added her name to the stat sheet in the 44th minute of play. Briggs took control of the ball in the box and powered a shot through the goalkeeper's gloves for a goal. 

The Lions did not score if the second half but didn't need to coming away with a 5-0 victory. The Lions defense was spectacular for the entire contest only allowing 3 shots, 2 on target. Madison Hart (Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East) recorded her 4th straight shutout victory moving her record to 5-4 on the year. Five different Lions scored in the contest en route to a  victory extending their unbeaten streak to 7 games. 

UP NEXT: Your Mount St. Joseph Lions travel to Richmond, Ind. to take on the Quakers of Earlham College on Saturday, October 23rd. Kickoff is set to begin at 1PM. Please continue to tune into msjlions.com for coverage of your MSJ Women's Soccer team and all MSJ Athletics.