Megan Lenz vs Olaf (10/31/15)
2
Winner St. Olaf STO (4-10-4, 3-7-1)
1
Saint Benedict CSB (7-8-2, 5-6)
Winner
St. Olaf STO
(4-10-4, 3-7-1)
2
Final
1
Saint Benedict CSB
(7-8-2, 5-6)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Olaf STO 0 2 2
Saint Benedict CSB 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Leah Rado, Athletic Media Relations Director

Blazer soccer ends season with loss to St. Olaf

ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict soccer team wrapped up its season with a 2-1 loss to St. Olaf Saturday afternoon.
 
The Blazers headed into Saturday needing Concordia to defeat St. Kate's and then a win of their own over St. Olaf to earn a spot in the MIAC playoffs, but the Wildcats dashed those hopes early. St. Kate's earned its first-ever MIAC tournament berth with a 1-0 win over the Cobbers to help end CSB's season.
 
Saint Benedict ends the year 7-8-2 overall and 5-6 and in eighth in the MIAC. CSB said thank you to its seven seniors prior to Saturday's game. Valerie Clintsman, Megan Lenz, Peggy Renier, Gracie Vaughan, Aly Hoffman, Nicole Bauer and Ellie Mullen helped CSB go 44-21-8 overall and 28-15-2 in the MIAC with a season title and a national tournament berth in their four years.
 
Saturday's game was scoreless through the first half despite the Blazers' six shots on net. Hoffman and Renier each had two shots on net, Taylor Hedin had a shot that hit the post and Olivia Musser added a shot on net.
 
The Oles (4-10-4, 3-7-1) started the scoring in the 62nd minute when Abby Stets used her footwork to get past a Blazer defender and CSB goalie Heather Kaluzniak and kick the ball into the corner of the net.
 
CSB tied the score five minutes later when Vaughan scored off an assist from Hoffman, but that lead was short-lived. The Oles scored the eventual game-winner in the 69th minute when Sarah Behr took a pass from Madison Van Wylen and kicked it past Kaluzniak to put St. Olaf up 2-1.
 
Lenz and Mosher had back-to-back shots on net, but St. Olaf goalie Ruth Hesse stopped them both, and Vaughan had a shot on net a minute later, but that was also saved. Ellie Mullen put a shot on net in the final two minutes of the game, but the Blazers couldn't get past Hesse.
 
Saint Benedict finished with 19 shots, including 13 on net. The Oles had eight shots, including six on net. Hesse made 12 saves for the Oles and Kaluzniak had four saves for the Blazers.
 
St. Thomas won the MIAC regular-season title, and joins Augsburg, Gustavus, Macalester, St. Kate's and Concordia in the league's postseason tournament. The first round is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
 
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