UNI women’s soccer has an answer, let it ‘Bee’
Amber Nieland dribbles the ball downfield despite the tough Saint Ambrose. Nieland scored two goals in UNI’s 4-2 victory, one away from the field and the other with the help of an assist from Julianne Trizzino.
Sep 1, 2016
Last Sunday, the women’s soccer team had their home opener against the Saint Ambrose Fighting Bees.
After starting the year 0-2-1, and failing to score a goal in all three games, the Panthers showed up ready to compete as they took home their first win of the season.
The scoring got started very quickly, as Kelsey Yarrow got the assist from Hannah Mcdevitt and scored in just the third minute of the game. Later in the game, Saint Ambrose’s senior, Sarah Treat scored a breakaway goal on the 28th minute.
Just 10 minutes later, Amber Nieland scored from the corner to give UNI the lead. Then, in the 43rd minute of the game, Sydney Hayden got the long ball from Jamie Althiser and broke away for another goal to put the Panthers up by two.
After some solid defense and physical play from both teams, Treat got the ball in the net for her second goal of the game, trimming the Panther’s lead to just one. Both teams fought hard, and just as the Fighting Bees tried to tie the game up, Nieland put the nail in the coffin.
With about seven minutes left in the game, Julianne Trizzino threw a perfect long ball and Nieland put the Panthers ahead 4-2, which would eventually lead to a win for UNI.
Both teams played a very clean game as there were no penalties throughout the entire competition. UNI played some strong defense, holding Saint Ambrose to 11 total shots and only seven of those were on goal.
The Panthers doubled their shots with 22, and 13 of those were on goal. Mcdevitt led the team in shots with four, and Nieland and Claire Netten both had three shots each. Whitney Blunt had another solid game as goalie, saving five shots while only allowing two goals.
Their next game will be a contest against Arkansas on Sept. 1. After taking on the Razorbacks, the Panthers will play their next two games at home in Cedar Falls against South Dakota and Midland University.
South Dakota is currently 1-2-1 coming off a 4-0 loss against California State University, Northridge. Midland University, on the other hand, is just 1-0 in the regular season, after their 3-1 victory against Waldorf University.
