Spartans Bounce Back in a Big Way
Sep 24, 2018
DUBUQUE, Iowa – After the offense was stifled on Saturday night, the University of Dubuque women’s soccer team exploded on Monday night for six goals in route to a 6-3 win over Monmouth College.
Dubuque, Univ. of 6, Monmouth 3
How It Happened
-After not recording a shot on goal on Saturday, the Spartans broke that drought early in the contest, putting one on net in the third minute.
-The Spartans scored first when Lauren Cangelosi sent a cross into the box from the right side to find McKenna Young who put it into the open net in just the eight minute
-UD would push their 2-0 right before halftime when Alexis Turner found Erica Miller, both of which came off the bench, on a short pass outside the 18 and Miller would fire a rocket into the goal.
-The Spartans began the second half much like the first, scoring in the seventh minute of the half after Natalie Dienstbach sent a long pass from the left side of the field to Alexa Martin on the right side of the field. Martin, with no one around her, gathered and took a couple dribbles before sending a shot from just outside the 18 for the Spartans third goal of the night.
-The Fighting Scots would finally get on the board in the 57th minute but UD wasted little time in responding. Dienstbach once against sent a long pass, this time finding Lauren Cangelosi who would score the Spartans third goal outside the 18 to push the lead to 4-1.
-The scoring frenzy continued when Monmouth would score just a minute and half after Cangelosi’s goal but Natalie Dienstbach continued to make her presence felt. Isabelle Robinson had the ball and was tight roping the goal line and found a crashing Dienstbach who converted for the goal and her third point of the night.
-Amanda Chlebek capped off the huge scoring night for the Spartans when she played a ball right off of her body and into the net off of a Cangelosi free kick.
For the Spartans
Goalies: Victoria Roethler – 45:00, 0 GA, 0 Saves.
-Paige Dykstra – 45:00 3 GA, 2 Saves
Scorers: McKenna Young (8’), Erica Miller (41’), Alex Martin (52’), Lauren Cangelosi (62’), Natalie Dienstbach (67’), Amanda Chlebek (72’)
-The six goals are the most in a game for the Spartans since a 6-0 win over Buena Vista on October 17, 2015.
-UD assisted on all six goals
For Monmouth
Goalie: Kensey Arlt – 6 GA, 5 Saves
Scorers:Devin Cross (57’), Makayla Shaw (64’), Jacie Reis (81’)
Up Next
The Spartans hop back into conference play on Saturday night when they travel to Indianola, Iowa to take on Simpson College at 5:00 p.m.
