Stout 5, St. Mary's 1 | Photo Gallery
MENOMONIE (October 23, 2008) - UW-Stout scored two goals within 75 seconds of each other in the first half and went on to a 5-1 win over St. Mary's University Thursday at Nelson Field.
Katie Ness (So, River Falls) scored in the 24th minute unassisted, and Jessica Price (So, Woodbury, Minn) added her second goal of the half in the 25th minute.
Price got things started for the Blue Devils (6-9-2) when she took a pass from Andrea Greer (So, Woodbury, Minn) and Kaitlin Arjes (So, Owatonna, Minn) and dribbled her way to the goal inthe 16th minute.
The Blue Devils added two more goals in the second half. Holli Swisher (So, Benton Harbor, Mich) added a goal in the 60th minute, on a pass from Price. Cassie Palokangas (So, Apple Valley, Minn) closed out the scoring, taking a pass from Greer, and dribbled around the defender to beat the goalie in the 88th minute.
The Cardinals (5-11-2) broke up Stout's Taylor Randle's (Fr, Shoreview, Minn) shutout when Marie Allen scored in the 74th minute. Randle turned away three shots, while her counterpart, Lauren Mess recorded eight saves.
Stout spent most of the night in the Cardinals' zone, outshooting St. Mary's, 22-8. Stout controlled the corner kicks, getting eight to St. Mary's one.
Stout is currently in fourth place in the WIAC and the top four teams will host a quarterfinal match. The Blue Devils' home hope hinge on the UW-La Crosse/UW-Oshkosh game scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25. The Eagles are currently one point behind Stout. A La Crosse win over the Titans would catapult the Eagles ahead of Stout in the final standings. The two teams played to a scoreless tie earlier this month.
Stout will close out the regular season Tuesday, Oct. 28, when they host Hamline University at 7 p.m.
