ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College women's soccer team continued MIAA conference play on Saturday afternoon as they hosted Olivet College. The Bulldogs also used Saturday's match as senior day where they honored their five seniors including
Kaitlyn Dake,
Eve Davis,
Katie Louwers,
Zoe Blanchard, and
Makenna Mascaro. The Bulldogs went on to win Saturday's match 4-0.
Adrian gave themselves a 1-0 lead in the 16
th minute on a goal from
Sarah Hoensheid that was assisted by
Eve Davis. Hoensheid's goal marked the first of her career. Later in the half, Davis found the back of the net to make it 2-0 in the 26
th minute.
The Bulldogs struck again in the 70
th minute on a goal from
Sydney Anderson that was assisted by
Josie Huber. Anderson's goal was her first goal of her career as well. The final goal for Adrian came in the 85
th minute from
Emma Dalzochio resulting in her first career goal.
The Bulldogs totaled 26 shots on the day with 11 on goal.
Taylor Fischer got the start in goal for the Bulldogs and recorded a pair of saves.
"Great performance today," said head coach
Ali Alamdari. "We made courageous decisions in the final third all game long and that resulted in several high quality goals that would be dangerous against any opponent. It's always a great day any time you can get a convincing win for your seniors on the day they are being honored, and they all deserve it for how much of themselves that they've poured into this program over the years. Next week is a tough week, so we'll hit the training ground hard on Monday to prep for a very strong Trine team on Tuesday."
Saturday's win marks the fourth win in a row for Adrian against Olivet College. The Bulldogs will head out on the road on Tuesday, October 4 for a 4:00 PM MIAA match against Trine University.