Saturday Split – Women’s extra session thriller spotlights home, season opener
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – A freshman offensive combo turned out to be the key for Morningside University Saturday, Aug. 28.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
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3 | 2 | 5 |
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| Final | 1 | 2 | OT | T |
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Team Stats
William Penn
| Game Statistics | William Penn | Morningside |
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| Shots (on goal) | 21 (13) | 3 (2) |
| Saves | 1 | 8 |
| Fouls | 12 | 8 |
| Corner Kicks | 7 | 2 |
| Offsides | 7 | 1 |
William Penn
| Game Statistics | William Penn | Morningside |
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| Shots (on goal) | 8 (4) | 24 (8) |
| Saves | 5 | 2 |
| Fouls | 8 | 3 |
| Corner Kicks | 2 | 14 |
| Offsides | 4 | 2 |
SIOUX CITY, IOWA – A freshman offensive combo turned out to be the key for Morningside University Saturday, Aug. 28.
Forward Ebba Torgner (Mjoelby, Sweden) and classmate Antonia Janssen (Darmstadt, Germany), playing in the midfield area, proved vital in the match-deciding goal of a 3-2 intersectional win over Heart of America Conference member William Penn University. Torgner picked Statesmen goalkeeper Katja Bierman clean on the edge of the goal box nearly off the overtime whistle. As she tried to turn upfield and deposit the ball into an empty net, she was drug down, creating a penalty kick situation in front of an approving crowd at Elwood Olsen Stadium. Janssen showed no signs of jitters, firing a shot into the net for the winning score and sending the Mustangs' bench piling out on the FieldTurf.
The deciding strike concluded a back and forth battle. Mside led 1-0 and 2-1 due to goals from two more newcomers in the form of midfielder Natahlie Larsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) and forward Ellie Gengler (Sioux City, Iowa). Larsson and Torgner guided a three-to-one shots advantage (24-8) with five attempts apiece.
William Penn's men enabled the visitors to return to south-central Iowa with a victory. A fleet attack from the Statesmen offense saw them take a 2-0 lead just over 20 minutes in. The senior midfielder duo of Moritz Lusch (Bielefield, Germany) and Noah Aniser (Memmingen, Germany) got the home crowd buzzing less than three minutes later, as Lusch lofted a free-kick right to Aniser's head which found the back on the WPU net to make it 2-1.
Try as they might continue to answer, Maxon's crew trailed 3-1 at the half and then fell victim to two more scores to conclude a 5-1 loss. Dodging around a 21-3 Statesmen shot cushion during the afternoon, junior goalkeeper Bjarne Huth (Bad Vilbel, Germany) managed eight saves against 13 strikes on frame.
Morningside is back on its home pitch Sunday, Aug. 5, hosting Cardinal Stritch. Match times are noon for the women and 2 p.m. for the men.
