Women’s soccer team loses 2-0 to Calvin in MIAA-opener

OLIVET, Mich. – The Olivet College women's soccer team fell to Calvin University, 2-0, in its first Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) contest this afternoon at the Cutler Athletic Complex.

• Final Score: Calvin 2, Olivet 0
• Location: Cutler Athletic Complex; Olivet, Michigan
• Records: Olivet 2-4-1 overall, 0-1-0 MIAA; Calvin 9-0-0 overall, 1-0-0 MIAA

• Olivet had a couple great chances to score a goal in the first nine minutes of the game. The best of those opportunities came in the ninth minute when a shot by sophomore Elisabeth Perez Pablo went just wide left of the goal.
• The Knights got on the scoreboard at the 11:04 mark when Sophie Mueller found the back of the net.
• Senior Mary Mitchell's shot in the 31st minute was saved by the keeper.
• The score stayed 1-0 at halftime.
• Calvin netted its second goal when Lindsey Houtsma scored in the fifth minute of the second half.

• Olivet tallied just four shots, all in the first half.
• Mitchell recorded two shots, placing one on-frame.
• The other two shots were by Perez Pablo and freshman Jennie Underwood.
• Sophomore Jordan Hartman made eight saves, while playing all 90 minutes in goal.

• Mueller finished with six of the 25 Calvin shots.
• Houtsma was next with five shots.
• Kalex Dodge earned the shutout win in goal. She recorded saves on two of the four shots she faced.

• Olivet travels to play Adrian College Saturday at 12 p.m.