Women's soccer reached midpoint of the season following loss to Madonna

DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance Yellow Jackets took on the Madonna Crusaders for their halfway match of the season on Wednesday at Winsper Knobel Field and fell by a 7-0 score as the Crusaders managed to control most of the game. 

The Jackets record falls to 0-9 and 0-3 in the WHAC as they remain on the hunt for their first win. On the other hand, the Crusaders managed to improve their record to 3-5-1 while picking up their first conference win of the campaign.

The Turning Point 
The Crusaders managed a scrappy first minute goal by Nadine Jawad, however the Crusaders did not really take control until Jawad scored her second goal in the ninth minute off of an assist by Molly Cote. With that the Crusaders took control, managing the game as Cote got on the score sheet twice as well Lillian Hayter, Canses Gibson and Eva Parker. Despite Madison Hert's best efforts in net making many impressive saves to only allow one second half goal, the Jackets were unable to find a way to claw back into this one. 

A Closer Look 

• Madison Hert tied her season high in saves with 17, making many impressive stops and to keep the Jackets in the game. 
• Defiance played a more physical game than earlier in the season, racking up eight fouls as they tried to apply pressure to force mistakes.
• DC took two shots compared to 58 by Madonna. Lexi Coward and Reagan Camp each registered single shots on frame.
• The Crusaders connected on their first goal of the afternoon just 21 seconds into the game. Additional scores in the first half came in the 9th, 11th, 23rd, 36th and 44th minutes.

Up Next 
The Yellow Jackets play host to the Aquinas College Saints at Winsper Knobel Field on Saturday. Kickoff will be at 1 p.m. and will be part of a WHAC doubleheader with the men's game to follow.

Written by Logan Kunkel

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