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FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN
Ashley Welk settles the ball.

Women's Soccer

Furious late rally falls short for Sabre women's soccer in home opener

Box Score FOND DU LAC - Marian University women's soccer (1-2-0, 0-0-0 NACC) put together a solid rally late but fell to Lawrence 3-2 at home.

The Sabres opened the scoring when a free kick entered the middle of the box and was headed in by a Lawrence defender.  The own goal came at the 17:13 mark.  This lead didn't last long, however, as the Vikings found the back of the net at the 20:05 mark.  Both defenses played well in the opening half with Marian outshooting Lawrence by a slim 5-2 margin.

Lawrence was able to take its first lead of the game 13:16 into the second half taking advantage of a costly turnover.  The lead was extended to 3-1 just 7:09 later with the Vikings scoring on a free kick.

The momentum shifted at the 66:05 mark when freshman Chelsea King was able to turn away a penalty shot.  Senior Ashley Welk forced a turnover off of a Lawrence goal kick just 3:35 later and did a nifty spin move in the middle of the box to create enough space to send a shot that beat the keeper under the crossbar.  The goal was her first of the season and came exactly at the 69:00 mark.  

The Sabres created several quality opportunities to find the equalizer, but freshman Brianna Guelig would hit the post on a cross and a Marian goal was brought back due to an offsides call.

Marian outshot the Vikings 7-0 following the save on the penalty kick and finished the game with a 14-8 edge for the game.  Welk led the Sabres with seven shots with four of her attempts being on frame.  King (1-1-0) finished the game with four saves.

Marian takes on UW-Oshkosh Sunday, Sept. 11 for a noon kick-off in non-conference action.

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Players Mentioned

Ashley Welk

#22 Ashley Welk

M
5' 3"
Senior
Brianna Guelig

#3 Brianna Guelig

F
5' 5"
Freshman
Chelsea King

#42 Chelsea King

GK
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ashley Welk

#22 Ashley Welk

5' 3"
Senior
M
Brianna Guelig

#3 Brianna Guelig

5' 5"
Freshman
F
Chelsea King

#42 Chelsea King

5' 7"
Freshman
GK