MEQUON, Wis. - The Concordia Wisconsin women's soccer team defeated St. Norbert, 3-2, on a sunny Saturday afternoon. With three games left in the regular season, the Falcons improve to 7-6-3 on the season and 6-3 in NACC play.
This was a revenge win for the squad. Last year, the Falcons lost to the Knights in penalty kicks in the first round of the NACC tournament.
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Junior
Lanie Czerkies (Joliet, Ill.) had a career-best day on the pitch. Czerkies scored the first two Falcon goals, both unassisted. The junior also finished with five shots, all being on goal.
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The Knights responded with a goal of their own in between Czerkies two goals, leading the game to be 2-1 at halftime. The Falcons came out from halftime to increase their lead. Sophomore
Jacey Read (Carbondale, Wis.) found the back of the net with some assistance from senior
Autumn Snow (Cedarburg, Wis.). Â St. Norbert score in the final 30 second of the game but the two-goal lead was too much for them to overcome. Â
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The Falcons finished with 23 shots, 14 being on goal. Freshman Koffy'e Chapple (Oakland, Calif. Had five shots, three being on goal. Snow had four shots, all on goal.
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The CUW defense held strong only allowing five shots from SNC. Junior goalie
Kara Claussner (St. Charles, Ill.) collected one save.
The Falcons look towards a tough match-up against Illinois Tech for a midweek contest at home. The Scarlet Hawks are undefeated in conference play and has already earned a spot in the conference tournament. CUW, who sits in fifth in the NACC, looks to clinch their spot in the tournament at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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